ITHACA, N.Y. -- Following a joint investigation by the Ithaca Fire Department and Cornell University Police, five Cornell students have been charged with reckless endangerment of property, a class B misdemeanor.

The arrests are the result of an investigation into an intentionally lit fire on the patio area of Delta Upsilon fraternity, 6 South Ave. The fire was reported to the Ithaca Fire Department on Dec. 21, 2001, at approximately 2 a.m.

Arrested were fraternity members John M. Buttermore, 22; David B. Belsky, 19; Tucker A. Johnson, 21; Paul F. Kaufman, 21; and Jose R. Dengo, 19.

They were released on their own recognizance and are scheduled to appear in Ithaca City Court on Feb. 6 at 9:30 a.m.

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