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Man Who Killed Woman Then Set Her House On Fire Is Sentenced

Justin Critt Was Found Guilty In May Of Killing Melissa Wilcoxon Of Moorhead

July 10, 2018

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — The man found guilty of killing a Moorhead woman and starting her house on fire has been sentenced. A judge gave Justin Critt over 40 years in prison. He must serve about 29 years of that sentence before he is eligible to get out for good behavior. In May, Critt was found guilty by a jury of…

Justin Critt Found Guilty of Moorhead Murder & Arson

May 25, 2018

KVRR Staff,

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) – A man accused of fatally beating a Moorhead woman and setting her house on fire has been found guilty. A Clay County District Court Jury on Friday afternoon convicted Justin Critt of 2nd degree murder and 1st degree arson in the 2016 death of Melissa Wilcoxon. Clay County Attorney Brian Melton says Wilcoxon died from blunt…

Fargo Firefighter Named State Fire Marshal

Doug Nelson Will Replace Jeff Huber Who Resigned Last April

April 4, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. — North Dakota has a new State Fire Marshal and he’s from Fargo. Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem has appointed Doug Nelson to replace Jeff Huber who resigned last April. Nelson has been a firefighter since 2002 and has most recently served as a fire inspector and investigator with the Fargo Fire Department. He was recommended by a committee…

Update: Homeowner May Face Charges In Arson Investigation

Constance Gail Thompson (64 years old) was home alone at the time and suffered non-life threatening injuries as a result of the fire.

March 22, 2018

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UPDATE – MOORHEAD, MN — Moorhead Police are releasing the name of the homeowner that dialed #911 to report that her house located at 1924 29 Street Circle South was on fire on Monday evening. Constance Gail Thompson (64 years old) was home alone at the time and suffered non-life threatening injuries as a result of the fire. She was…

Arson Investigation after Moorhead House Fire

Moorhead Police report the owner of 1924 29 Street Circle South called #911 at 9:01 p.m. Monday night that her house was on fire.

March 20, 2018

Site Staff,

MOORHEAD, MN — An early morning fire call is now an arson investigation. Moorhead Police report the owner of 1924 29 Street Circle South called #911 at 9:01 p.m. Monday night that her house was on fire. The homeowner was the only person in the house at the time. She reported non-life threatening injuries sustained from the fire. Moorhead Firefighters…

Frazee Man Sentenced To Prison For Setting His Parent’s House On Fire

Michael Strehlow's Mother Saw Him Running From The House After Setting The Fire

March 6, 2018

TJ Nelson,

FRAZEE, Minn. — A Frazee man is going to prison after he set fire to his parent’s mobile home last November. A judge sentenced 26-year-old Michael Strehlow to more than three years in prison for arson. Strehlow was convicted of setting the fire to his parent’s house along Highway 10 while they slept. His mother awoke and noticed flames coming…

Man Arrested For Arson After Setting Fire To Apartment Building

Quentin Leonard Is Being Held On $100,000 Bond

February 8, 2018

TJ Nelson,

LISBON, N.D. — A Lisbon man has been arrested for arson after setting fire to an apartment building. 20-year-old Quentin Leonard has been charged with arson, reckless endangerment and endangering by fire. Police say Leonard set fire to a four-plex in Lisbon on Monday. It is a total loss. Five people living in the complex are without a home. Bond…

Bemidji Man Facing Attempted Murder Charges After House Fire

Crews arrived at the house to flames and heavy smoke

January 2, 2018

TJ Nelson,

BEMIDJI, Minn. — A Bemidji man faces charges of attempted murder and arson after a fire near Bemidji. Damian Smith, 20, was arrested at the scene Monday night. Beltrami County deputies say Smith was acting strangely. He was taken to the hospital for treatment of exposure to smoke before he was booked into jail. Crews arrived at the house…

Critt To Stand Trial Monday For 2016 Murder In Moorhead

Also Charged With Arson

December 3, 2017

TJ Nelson,

MOORHEAD, Minn. — A murder trial gets underway Monday for Justin Critt in Clay County District Court. Critt is charged with the murder of Melissa Willcoxon. He is also charged with arson. Willcoxon’s body was found in her burned out house in Moorhead in June 2016. Police say she died from an assault prior to the fire. They say Willcoxon…

Becker County Man Charged with Arson in Mobile Home Fire

Nobody was hurt in the fire but the mobile home was destroyed

November 20, 2017

TJ Nelson,

BECKER COUNTY, Minn. — A man is in custody for arson after fire destroyed a mobile home. Michael Strehlow, 26, is in the Becker County Jail. Authorities say Strehlow knew the people living in the home and was there when the fire started Saturday morning on Highway 10, five miles east of Detroit Lakes. Nobody was hurt in the fire…