Have you seen this man? Accused in Oswestry arson case wanted after missing court date
Police have released a photo of a Shropshire man they are looking for after he failed to appear at court to answer a charge of arson.
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John Eugene Charles Rowlands, 45, had been charged with arson with intent to endanger life after an incident in Unicorn Road, Oswestry, on March 3 of 2022.
He had been due to appear at Telford Magistrates Court on May 23 this year but failed to attend, and a warrant for his arrest has been issued.
He is described as 5ft9 and of slim build. West Mercia Police says he may have a long brown beard.
He is known to frequent the Higher Heath and Darliston areas of Prees, near Whitchurch.
Anyone with information on Rowlands’s whereabouts is asked to call 999.
