COLUMBUS ? Two Cherokee County men have been charged with a string of crimes in and around Baxter Springs that included a burglary, vandalism and arson.

Cherokee County Sheriff David Groves says 18-year-old Johnny Robinson III and 19-year-old Brandon Youngblood of Riverton were charged Wednesday with four counts of arson, one count each of contributing to a child’s misconduct and burglary, and eight counts of criminal damage.

Groves says the damage occurred Feb. 27-28.