Hartford man accused of burning down his family’s barn

A small community in Washington County was shocked to learn a massive barn fire might’ve been started on purpose.

Kyle Schellinger, 21, has been charged with two counts of arson — one for his parents’ barn and another for his aunt and uncle’s barn across the street. He is also charged with retail theft for stealing Skittles from a Kwik Trip in Slinger.

Washington County Reporter Marcus Aarsvold interviewed the suspect last month, when Schellinger showed him around his family’s barn, which was destroyed in a massive fire.

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Man charged with arson for barn fires

“It’s hard seeing it,” he said in September. “Twenty years I’ve lived here, seeing the horses here, they’re always out here and just having fun. Now, it’s just gone, but it’s alright. It’ll come back.”…

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