Crime & Safety
Charges Filed In Minneapolis Dumpster Fire
The dumpster fire, which was started in Minneapolis' Uptown neighborhood, resulted in $80,000 damage, police said.
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minneapolis man was charged in a July 6 dumpster fire that was set in the Uptown neighborhood. The dumpster belonged to Stella’s Fish Cafe, and the fire caused more than $80,000 in damage to the cafe's property, police said.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office charged Tyler Ferguson, 22, with second-degree arson and first-degree damage to property. He was arrested Friday and is being held at the Hennepin County Jail on $40,000 bail.
If convicted of arson, Ferguson would face up to 10 years in prison. The property damage charge carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
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The owner of Stella’s Fish Cafe gave police security footage of the restaurant's alley. The footage shows Ferguson and another man start a fire in a dumpster, police said.
Before the fire, Ferguson told a Stella’s Fish Cafe employee that he wanted to burn the restaurant down, according to the criminal complaint.
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