Iowa Man Arrested in Grand Forks Charged with Setting Stepson on Fire

He faces first-degree murder and first-degree arson charges
TJ Nelson,
Randy Miles Jr., 41, was taken into custody by law enforcement in Grand Forks Monday.

GRAND FORKS, ND — An Iowa man detained in Grand Forks as a material witness in a homicide, has been charged with murder.

Randy Miles Jr. of Des Moines has been arrested on suspicion of killing his stepson.

He faces first-degree murder and first-degree arson charges.

Christopher Lenhart, 26, was set on fire Friday outside a house in Des Moines and later died at a hospital.

Miles was found walking in Grand Forks on Monday and detained.

An initial appearance will be held in Grand Forks Thursday.

An extradition hearing is set for October 2.

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