(VOVworld)- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a Chinese-American man Monday suspected of setting fire to the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco on January 1.

The damaged entrance of the Chinese consulate is seen after an unidentified person set fire to the main gate in San Francisco, California January 2, 2014. Photo: Reuters

FBI Agent David Johnson said that 39-year-old Yan Feng gave himself up to local police last Friday, two days after the fire at the Consulate. According to a spokesperson for the U.S Department of Justice, Feng appeared in court on Monday and is still in custody. Feng faces two criminal charges- arson and damaging the property of a foreign government. The FBI said an investigation is being conducted but that no political motive or terrorism is thought to be involved.