Nine-year-old Boy Allegedly Started Fire in School Bathroom at Westwood Elementary

ST. CLOUD (WJON News) — St. Cloud Police have released more information on the student at Westwood Elementary who is accused of starting a fire that closed the school.

Police say the child is a nine-year-old boy.

According to authorities, under Minnesota’s Juvenile Court Act, a child under the age of 10 cannot be prosecuted for a criminal offense in juvenile court. The investigation is being forwarded to the Stearns County Attorney’s Office for review and consideration of alternative courses of action for the boy…

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