A 60-year-old man has been accused of trying to firebomb a bar with a dozen people inside near his Oceanside home last week.
Nassau County police Thursday arrested Alec Sapounas on charges of attempted arson and reckless endangerment.
Arson/Bomb Squad detectives alleged Sapounas threw an accelerant from a container toward the open rear door of Phat Daddy’s bar on Long Beach Road and then ignited it, causing a large fire at 8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17.
Twelve people were in the bar at the time. None were injured.
A police spokeswoman said the patrons smelled gasoline, but the motive for the alleged arson was unclear.
Sapounas will be arraigned Friday at First District Court in Hempstead.
