Zebrowski had been employed as a delivery man for a linen service in Springfield up until the time of his arrest.
In this photo from his April arraignment, Stuart P. Zebrowski, 54, of Chicopee, is pictured in Great Barrington after being charged with multiple arsons in Berkshire County. PITTSFIELD – Stuart P. Zebrowski, a Chicopee man charged with setting multiple fires in Berkshire County as he worked as a driver for a linen service, will not go on trial until May, according to published reports.
The Berkshire Eagle reported that Zebrowski, 54, appeared in court Thursday for a hearing, at which time Judge John A. Agostini set his trial to begin sometime in May. The exact trial date was not set, but Zebrowski is scheduled to appear in court for a final pre-trial hearing on April 25.
Zebrowski, of 449 Oldfield Road, Chicopee, was charged with setting 15 brush fires, four building fires, two counts of breaking and entering in the daytime, two counts of larceny from a building and seven counts of larceny under $250.
He is being held at the Berkshire County Jail & House of Correction on $25,000 cash or $250,000 bond. He has been in custody since his arrest in April.
He has previously pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The Eagle reported that Zebrowski told police that he started the fires to get rid of things he considered unsightly. State Trooper Michael Mazza, an arson investigator assigned to the state fire marshal, previously testified that Zebrowski told him that “people in the community should thank me.”
Zebrowksi's lawyer, Richard D. LeBlanc, told the court on Thursday that he may file a motion to suppress statements made to police.
Zebrowski had been employed as a delivery man for a linen service in Springfield up until the time of his arrest.
Police had identified him as a suspect at least two months prior to his arrest, because investigators gained permission from his employer to attach a GPS tracking device to his delivery van.