Hartsburg Man Arrested for Attempted Arson
A Hartsburg man was arrested earlier this week after allegedly trying to burn a camper that someone else was inside.
Boone County deputies were called at about 9:50 p.m. on Monday to the 30th Block of South First Street, to find 55-year-old Michael Briggs with a gas can, pouring it next to the camper while a victim was inside.
Briggs eventually put the gas can down after multiple orders from the officer. The victim said that Briggs asked to borrow her phone to call a domestic violence shelter for help, and if the shelter did not help him, he would kill the woman.
Prosecutors charged Briggs with Knowingly Burning Or Exploding and Resisting/Interfering With Arrest For A Felony.
He was being held on a $10,000 bond.
