Incident Summary:
Early this morning the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office responded to the call of multiple structures fires in the 6400 Block of Beckman Road in Grand Lake Township. When deputies arrived they found a travel trailer fully engulfed and a mobile home that was also on fire. Grand Lake Fire Department and other surrounding fire agencies responded, and were able to extinguish the fires, but both structures were a total loss.
No one was inside either dwelling at the time of the fires and no one was injured as a result. Witness statements and physical evidence at the scene pointed to the fires being set intentionally.
After deputies completed and initial investigation with the assistance of the State Fire Marshalls Office, and The Cloquet Fire District arson detection K9, the fire was determined to be an Arson. James Shelton who was a person of interest in the case, had fled the scene prior to law enforcements arrival, but was later located coming out of a wooded area nearby. Shelton was arrested and is currently being held at the St. Louis County Jail for 2 counts of 1st Degree Arson.
Losses in the fires are estimated at $15,000
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Authority: Sgt. Brandon Silgjord 218-355-1494
Date: 05/25/2020 Time: 1710
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