ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Editor's note: The video attached is from when police initially identified the three suspects. All suspects have now been arrested.
The two remaining suspects wanted in connection to a fire at the Rock Island Livestock Auction barn have been arrested, police say.
According to a release from the Rock Island Police Department, arrest warrants were issued Monday, March 4, for 21-year-old Matthew E. Wooddell, 22-year-old William T. Kosgard IV and 18-year-old Kadon J. Svec on charges of arson, felony criminal damage to property and animal torture.
Wooddell was arrested early Tuesday morning by Rock Island County Sheriff's Office deputies in the 500 block of 15th Avenue in East Moline. He is being held in Rock Island County Jail pending his first court appearance. Kosgard and Svec were at large until being arrested Thursday morning just after 11 a.m. in the 1500 block of Ninth Avenue in East Moline. They are also being held in Rock Island County Jail pending a first court appearance.
The three men were charged in connection to a large fire that destroyed the former Rock Island Livestock Auction Barn on Feb. 24.
The fire destroyed multiple buildings on the property and claimed the life of one bull. The suspects were identified through an arson investigation by the Rock Island Police Department's Criminal Investigation Division and the Rock Island Fire Marshal's Office.
Wooddell has a prior conviction in Rock Island County for criminal damage to property and criminal trespass in July 2022. Kosgard IV has similar charges on the same date as Wooddell.
Svec has pending charges for criminal damage to property, and theft of a coin machine, with a hearing date of March 26 in Rock Island County.
News 8 spoke with the current owner of the barn, who was informed of the arrest and warrants. He says he's thankful to investigators for their work. He also said they are still waiting on insurance to determine future plans but are not using the facility for animal transport at this time.
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