Retired Chicago Police Sergeant James R. Povolo, 72, Charged with Arson after Setting the tent encampment of self-styled Naperville political protester Scott Huber ablaze

The man charged in torching the tent encampment of self-styled Naperville political protester Scott Huber is a retired Chicago police sergeant who was once awarded the department's Medal of Valor.

James R. Povolo, 72, who has homes in Naperville and Florida, was charged with arson and criminal damage to property, both felonies, for allegedly setting the July 18 blaze that consumed Huber's tent home, near the southeast corner of Ogden Avenue and Naper Boulevard.

Authorities earlier this year would not confirm that Povolo had been a Chicago police officer, but documents recently made part of Povolo's file in DuPage County Circuit Court show he had been employed as an officer.

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