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Man arrested for striking person with his vehicle and arson of a camper

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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.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.