Stearns County District Court — Court Where Arson Complaint Filed
A Belgrade man is facing a first-degree arson charge after his Crow River Township home burned to the ground early Saturday morning, with investigators saying they found propane and butane tanks stashed inside bedrooms and containers nearby that looked and smelled like gasoline. Wayne Kyle Wold, 38, was the home’s only occupant, and deputies say they found him at a nearby property after the fire.
Stearns County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to the structure fire at about 4:41 a.m. on Nov. 7, according to mn crime. By the time deputies arrived, the house had already burned to the ground but was still on fire, and a sign in the driveway read “armed and dangerous.”…