Teh One Who Knocks
04-15-2016, 12:03 PM
Jennie Lissarrague - Eyewitness 5 News
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A Thief River Falls man has been charged after police say he intentionally sprayed lighter fluid at his son during a domestic dispute, causing the front of his sweatshirt to catch on fire.
The incident was reported just before 3 a.m. Sunday, April 10, at a home on Center Street East in Thief River Falls. The caller said 45-year-old Michael Roy Nelson of Thief River Falls had attempted to start a tractor on fire and then started his son's sweatshirt on fire.
A deputy arrived to find the son in the driveway and Nelson in the entryway of the home. Nelson was arrested and placed in the squad car while the deputy investigated the situation.
According to the criminal complaint, the son had called his grandparents' home and heard Nelson yelling in the background, so he decided to go to the home. An investigation revealed that the dispute was over money because Nelson’s parents had loaned his son money to buy a dirt bike, according to the complaint.
The son said he arrived at his grandparents' home and that Nelson came outside and tipped the dirt bike over. The son said his father then took the gas cap off the bike and tried to light the bike on fire with a match, according to the complaint.
The son also said Nelson tried to start a tractor on fire by putting a gas can in the cab of the tractor, lighting a book of matches on fire and setting it on top of the gas can, according to the complaint.
Finally, the son said Nelson took a can of starting fluid and lit it with a match, spraying it toward him and lighting the front of his sweatshirt on fire.
The deputy then spoke to Nelson’s father, who is in a wheelchair. The father said Nelson came into his bedroom and dragged him out of bed and down the hallway. Investigators say the father had a large rug burn because of the dragging.
Nelson has been charged with two counts of attempted second-degree arson, one count of second-degree assault and one count of domestic assault.
If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines on each arson charge, up to seven years in prison and $14,000 in fines on the assault charge and up to 90 days in prison and $1,000 in fines on the domestic assault charge.
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A Thief River Falls man has been charged after police say he intentionally sprayed lighter fluid at his son during a domestic dispute, causing the front of his sweatshirt to catch on fire.
The incident was reported just before 3 a.m. Sunday, April 10, at a home on Center Street East in Thief River Falls. The caller said 45-year-old Michael Roy Nelson of Thief River Falls had attempted to start a tractor on fire and then started his son's sweatshirt on fire.
A deputy arrived to find the son in the driveway and Nelson in the entryway of the home. Nelson was arrested and placed in the squad car while the deputy investigated the situation.
According to the criminal complaint, the son had called his grandparents' home and heard Nelson yelling in the background, so he decided to go to the home. An investigation revealed that the dispute was over money because Nelson’s parents had loaned his son money to buy a dirt bike, according to the complaint.
The son said he arrived at his grandparents' home and that Nelson came outside and tipped the dirt bike over. The son said his father then took the gas cap off the bike and tried to light the bike on fire with a match, according to the complaint.
The son also said Nelson tried to start a tractor on fire by putting a gas can in the cab of the tractor, lighting a book of matches on fire and setting it on top of the gas can, according to the complaint.
Finally, the son said Nelson took a can of starting fluid and lit it with a match, spraying it toward him and lighting the front of his sweatshirt on fire.
The deputy then spoke to Nelson’s father, who is in a wheelchair. The father said Nelson came into his bedroom and dragged him out of bed and down the hallway. Investigators say the father had a large rug burn because of the dragging.
Nelson has been charged with two counts of attempted second-degree arson, one count of second-degree assault and one count of domestic assault.
If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison and up to $10,000 in fines on each arson charge, up to seven years in prison and $14,000 in fines on the assault charge and up to 90 days in prison and $1,000 in fines on the domestic assault charge.