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Officials believe a fire at a former dog track in Kenosha was intentionally set.
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Read More »Officials suspect arson in Kenosha dog track fire
Man suspected of arson during Milwaukee riots indicted
Federal prosecutors in Milwaukee have indicted a 20-year-old man suspected of setting fire to a gas station during rioting last year after a police officer fatally shot a black man.
Tagged with: Arson Sylville Smith
Read More »Man gets jail for burning sex offender future home
A Cottage Grove man will be on probation for five years for setting fire last year to the future home of a convicted sex offender.
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Read More »Milwaukee lawyer gets house arrest for role in arson fraud
A Milwaukee lawyer has been sentenced to house arrest for helping a client collect $325,000 in an arson fraud.
Read More »Medford man sentenced to prison for burning business
A Medford man has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for burning down his pizza business in order to collect insurance money.
Tagged with: Arson Barbara Crabb
Read More »Convicted arsonist sought longer sentence
A convicted arsonist says he deserved a longer sentence than he received.
Tagged with: Arson Thomas Flugaur
Read More »Suspended attorney faces 5 years in prison
A suspended Milwaukee attorney allegedly lied to a federal agent about his knowledge of arson at a business in Brown County and now faces up to five years in prison.
Tagged with: Arson Kohler & Hart
Read More »Man, insurance co. settle over wrongful conviction
A Friendship man who spent almost three years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of arson has reached an undisclosed settlement with his insurance company.
Tagged with: Arson Terry Johnson
Read More »Judge: Bad science led to murder-by-arson sentence
The arsonist who killed Ji Yun Lee was especially cruel and calculating, dousing her small cabin in Pennsylvania's Pocono Mountains with more than 60 gallons of gasoline and heating fuel and setting at least eight fires, ending at the front door to block any chance of escape. Then he watched calmly as the cabin turned into an inferno.
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Read More »Jail ordered in series of arson fires
One of four people convicted of setting a series of arson fires has been sentenced in Taylor County to seven months in jail.
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Read More »Outside jury will hear Argyle arson, homicide case
A jury from outside Lafayette County will hear the case against an Argyle man accused of killing his children by setting his house on fire.
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Read More »Former Cedar Grove firefighter sentenced for arson
A former volunteer firefighter has been sentenced to six months in jail for allegedly setting fire to a Sheboygan area farm out of boredom in 2011.
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Read More »Brothers set to enter pleas in fatal fire
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – Two southwestern Wisconsin brothers accused of trying to wipe out their family in a fire are due back in court this week. Armin Wand III and Jeremy Wand are scheduled to enter pleas to multiple charges, ...
Tagged with: Armin Wand Arson Frank Medina homicide Jeremy Wand
Read More »Teen found competent for trial in fatal fire
An Argyle teenager accused of helping set a fire that killed his three nephews has been found competent to stand trial.
Tagged with: Arson homicide Jeremy Wand Lafayette County Circuit Court
Read More »Man accused of killing 3 sons due back in court
An Argyle man charged with killing his three young sons and trying to kill his wife and daughter by setting fire to their home is due back in court next month.
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Read More »Teen gets 5 years in prison for Oconto Falls school fire
An Oconto Falls teenager will serve five years in prison for setting fire to a church school.
Read More »Judge sets $1.4 million bail in fatal fire (UPDATE)
A judge set bail Wednesday for a father accused of killing his three sons in a house fire last week at $1.4 million.
Tagged with: Arson fire Frank Medina Guy Taylor homicide Jeremy Wand William Johnston
Read More »Grand Chute man guilty in Planned Parenthood fire
A Grand Chute man has been found guilty in connection with an April fire at a Planned Parenthood facility.
Tagged with: Arson Francis Grady Planned Parenthood
Read More »Bar owner convicted of arson filed new appeal
A man imprisoned for setting fire to his Marquette County tavern has filed a new appeal.
Read More »Burned bowling alley owner pleads guilty to arson
FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — The owner of a Fond du Lac bowling alley has pleaded guilty to burning down his business. Lyle Huss pleaded guilty to one count of arson Tuesday in a plea agreement with Fond du ...
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Read More »Spurned woman who killed ex-boyfriend sentenced
SPARTA, Wis. (AP) — An Illinois woman has been sentenced in Monroe County to life in prison for fatally shooting her ex-boyfriend. Tammy Cole argued that her gun accidentally discharged while she embraced Vance Evans at his home in Tomah ...
Read More »Man indicted in Milwaukee restaurants arson
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A federal grand jury has indicted a Milwaukee man in an arson last year that destroyed a building housing a well-known pizza restaurant. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says 27-year-old Feras Rahman was charged with arson by explosion, ...
Tagged with: Arson Daniel Stiller
Read More »Wis. volunteer firefighter charged with arson
WALDO, Wis. (AP) — A 17-year-old member of the Waldo Volunteer Fire Department is accused of setting two fires in the town of Lima earlier this year. According to the complaint, the teen told investigators he wanted to get a ...
Read More »09-3605 U.S. v. Aljabari
Arson Sufficiency of the evidence; interstate commerce A tobacco store is used for interstate commerce under the federal arson statute. “The building housing the Smoke Shop was actively used for a commercial purpose. The Smoke Shop was, after all, engaged ...
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