Prosecutors allege a 35-year-old man intentionally set fire to his former girlfriend’s Cambridge, Minnesota, home while her husband, a Marine veteran, and his service dog were inside.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Isanti County, the suspect, from Shoreview, Minnesota, is charged with first-degree arson in connection with the May 6 fire that destroyed the home of Travis and Taylor Wilken.
Travis Wilken was inside the house with his dog, Sunny, watching television when he noticed smoke and discovered the fire. Wilken, a combat veteran, attempted to extinguish the flames himself, but the home was ultimately deemed a total loss…