ST. CLOUD – A St. Cloud man is accused of trying to burn down the group home he lives in.
twenty seven years old dylan peterson He is charged with attempted arson for a fire Friday night.
St. Cloud police were dispatched to the home just before 11:00 p.m. Officers arrived to find the room filled with smoke, a discharged fire extinguisher, and fire damage to the kitchen stove.
Police spoke with Peterson, who allegedly admitted setting a fire in the stove in an attempt to burn down the house. Court records show Peterson told officers he lit the fire because of his depression.
Police say he acknowledged that he knew there were other people inside the house and that they would have been burned if he had been successful.
Court records do not include an estimate of damages.
Peterson is due in court on February 7.
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