DICKINSON AND MENOMINEE COUNTIES, MI— A Stephenson man has been arrested for hitting a person with his vehicle and setting fire to a camper.
Sunday around 7:07 p.m., troopers from the Iron Mountain Post assisted the Iron Mountain Police Department in trying to find a man who intentionally struck an individual with his vehicle in the Walmart parking lot. The victim was taken to the hospital for treatment and later released. The suspect couldn’t be found.
Monday just before 2 a.m., Michigan State Police were dispatched to an alleged arson of a camper at a residence on County Road 577 in Menominee County. Investigation indicated the two incidents were related and the same person committed both crimes.
Monday around 9:50 a.m., troopers and deputies from the Menominee County Sheriff’s Office took a 21-year-old Stephenson man into custody. He remains lodged in the Dickinson County Jail.