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Catoosa County man pleads guilty in connection with Chattanooga’s Masonic Center fire

  photo  Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office / Kadum Harwood
 
 


A Catoosa County man pleaded guilty Friday to traveling across state lines with the intent to carry out arson in connection with a 2023 fire at Chattanooga’s Masonic Center.

Kadum Harwood, 30, is facing a maximum sentence of five years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine.

Harwood said to Magistrate Judge Susan K. Lee with a grin that he was looking forward to getting back on the road — a place where his mind is always clear.

“I’m just a truck driver,” Harwood said. “That’s all I’ve ever aspired to be.”