FARGO (KVRR) – Fargo Fire Marshal Ryan Erickson says a fire at an apartment building in north Fargo earlier this month was intentionally set. Firefighters were able to quickly put it out, containing the fire to the front porch. The May 10th fire triggered both alarms inside the multi-unit building. Erickson says the fire caused $20,000 in damage. There were…
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – An arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect in the first intentionally set fire at the abandoned Mid America Steel plant in downtown Fargo last month. Police say 18-year-old Riley Keeping of Fargo is charged with conspiracy to commit arson, a Class C felony. Security cameras spotted Keeping and two juveniles in the area where the…
MINNEAPOLIS – Federal authorities have charged two more people in arson fires set during riots that followed George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. Jose Angel Felan Jr., 34, and Mena Dhaya Yousif, 22, both of Rochester, were charged after being arrested in Mexico on immigration violations. The U.S. Attorney’s office said Felan is charged with three counts of arson and Yusif…
FARGO (KVRR) – A Fargo man was arrested for arson after setting his own vehicle on fire outside the Islamic Center. Police say a witness saw someone walk away from the car before it was engulfed in fire on Sunday. Their investigation led them to the car’s owner, 33-year-old Hassan Shire Hassan, and he was arrested. Hassan was taken into…
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR/KDLM) – A fire that destroyed Wold’s RV Sales in Detroit Lakes on Tuesday is being investigated as arson. Fire Chief Ryan Swanson says the fire caused major damage to the showroom and parts room of the building. Damages are estimated at more than $1 million dollars. The fire was reported at around 10 p.m. Tuesday. Swanson says…
Bryce WilliamsMINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – A Staples, Minn. man has pleaded guilty to a federal arson conspiracy charge in connection with a fire at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct. Twenty-six-year-old Bryce Williams was indicted by a federal grand jury in August. The fire was started on May 28, during the riots immediately following the death of George Floyd. Federal prosecutors…
OTTER TAIL, CO., Minn. — The man accused of setting fire to the Star Lake Bridge in Otter Tail County on Sunday is now charged with three felony counts. 42-year-old Ryan Johnson of Dent and Mapleton is charged with possessing a firearm for a crime of violence, arson and having an explosive device. Authorities arrived after midnight Sunday and found…
PONEMAH, Minn. — A fire at the Ponemah POW WOW grounds in Ponemah, Minnesota is being investigated as arson. Firefighters responded around 9 a.m. Tuesday morning when one was of the structures was on fire. A firefighter with the Ponemah Fire Department says the building was used by elderly and those disabled to access the pow wows. Ponemah Fire was…
ST. CLOUD, Minn. — The owner of a historic St. Cloud bar has been arrested on suspicion of intentionally setting fire to the business. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives says 40-year-old Andrew Welsh, of St. Joseph, is being held in the Stearns County Jail on suspicion of arson. Welsh is accused of setting the February 17 blaze…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – There’s quite a twist to a fire that heavily damaged a house at 1007 8th Avenue North in Fargo late Tuesday night. Police say that the resident of the home, 26-year old Tate Smith-Nerline, has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to the house. The charge: Endangering by Fire, a Class B felony. Detectives following up…
