Undocumented Teen Charged In Arlington Apartment Arson As County Limits ICE Cooperation

Arlington, VA: Police say 18-year-old Marvin Adelso Hernandez Lopez, described in court records as an undocumented immigrant, admitted to helping set a stairwell fire at a garden apartment in May and to carrying a firearm. Fire marshals found a 7‑Eleven cup with gasoline residue; several residents were trapped and two were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. He faces charges including two counts of arson, possession of a firearm by an undocumented person, and ID fraud. The case lands amid Arlington’s updated “Trust Policy,” which limits voluntary cooperation with ICE and has drawn recent federal criticism.