A Wright County man has been charged with 2nd-degree murder and 1st-degree assault after allegedly setting a fire at a Chisago County home early Sunday that left a man dead and woman injured.
According to the criminal complaint, officers were called to a residence on the 400 block of Cambridge Drive in Chisago County in response to a fire in progress around 3:30 a.m. Sunday. A female with visible burns reported that the fire had been intentionally set by another person who had entered the home.
Sheriff’s deputies arrived at the home to see flames and heavy, dark smoke billowing from the home. They made contact with the male victim who was on the ground, rolling in a blanket and screaming in pain, with severe burns on his entire body.
