Psych test for these fly-by -nights. Revenge is powerful in the worng hands.

A 20-year-old West New York man has been accused of purposely starting a fire at a Downtown Jersey City restaurant with gasoline and a match, according to a criminal complaint filed against him.

Carlos Argueta, who appeared in Central Judicial Processing in Jersey City Thursday, has been charged with arson, causing or risking widespread injury, failing to report a dangerous fire and criminal mischief.

According to the complaint, last Friday Argueta allegedly poured gasoline on the premises of 502 Washington Blvd. ? where the restaurant Battello is located on the Jersey City waterfront ? and lit a match to ignite the fire, the complaint stated.

Sources told The Jersey Journal that Argueta was an employee of the upscale Jersey City restaurant at the time he allegedly committed the arson.

He allegedly caused damage in excess of $2,000 to the communications system and the electrical system of the restaurant, according to the complaint, which also stated that Argueta confessed to the charges listed above.

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