POP/ROCK - March 28, 1991

New Trouble for New Kid: Donnie Wahlberg, 20-year-old singer with New Kids on the Block, was charged with first-degree arson Wednesday in a fire at the hotel where he and the rock group were staying in Louisville, Ky. Wahlberg was freed on $5,000 bail after turning himself in and arrived at Freedom Hall for the group’s sold-out concert. Wahlberg was ordered to appear in court April 11. Conviction on the arson charge carries a prison term of 20 years to life. Fire Chief Russell Sanders said Wahlberg allegedly poured a flammable liquid on a rug on the ninth floor of the historic Seelbach Hotel and set it on fire. There were no injuries and no major damage.