Sheriff's Office Updates & Alerts - Stearns County, Minnesota
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320-251-4240  

Arson

On April 6, 2023, at approximately 2:11 p.m., the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received the report of a building fire. Stearns County Deputies, Upsala Fire Department, Freeport Fire Department, Holdingford Fire Department, and a MN DNR Conservation Officer responded to the scene located at 43985 248^th Avenue in Krain Township. Upon arrival deputies found the residence to be fully engulfed. Deputies made contact with a female party identified as Jamie Morin, 40, of Wahpeton, North Dakota and she admitted to starting the fire. Morin was taken into custody for questioning and later arrested for 1^st Degree Arson. The residence was owned by Brian Blommel, 52, of Freeport, and was considered a complete loss. The incident is being investigated by the Stearns County Sheriff’s Office and the Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office.

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