Updated: Police: Men Charged With Arson After Throwing Molotov Cocktail Into Home

Updated: 9:35 a.m.

Police said a male victim was likely the intended target of a Molotov cocktail thrown into a home in the 100 block of Malibu Drive.

residents Jesus Ivan Ramos, 20, 128 S. Ashbury Ave., and Javier Tomas Garcia, 17, 124 Mellbrook Road, were arrested and charged with aggravated arson in connection with the Feb. 25 incident.

Bolingbrook police said they were called to the 100 block of Malibu at 12:40 p.m. Feb. 25 after a report of the incendiary device being thrown into a home.

Fortunately, the bottle, which police said likely contained charcoal lighter fluid, did not break and the damage was minimal, police said.

There were two female residents home at the time who were not injured, officials said.

Police said an ongoing fued with a male resident was not at the home is likely what spurred the incident.

Witnesses on the scene were able to provide some description of the offenders and their vehicle, which helped officials quickly track down the suspects, police said.

Ramos and Garcia are being held on $350,000 bail in Will County Jail, police said.

Police said the incident remains under investigation.