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Arrest Made Following Horton Arson Spree

By Brian Hagen

05/09/2017

Credit: Google Maps

One of the Horton homes targeted during Monday night's suspected arson.

(KAIR)--Three houses are set ablaze and several vehicles burned during what authorities believe to be an early Tuesday morning arson spree in Horton.

A person of interest is in custody, arrested prior to daybreak, and taken to the Brown County Sheriff's Office. According to a press release issued by Horton Police Chief John Calhoon, the suspect's name is not being made public, pending a review, and the filing of formal charges, by the Brown County Attorney's Office.

However, the Brown County Jail roster revealed that 27-year-old Dustin Ryan McCulley was booked into the jail Tuesday morning on charges of arson, aggravated arson, theft and burglary.

Dustin Ryan McCulley

Calhoon says the first reported house fire was located in the 1500 block of 1st Avenue East, but officers arriving at the scene quickly observed two others also burning.

A short time later, Calhoon says a report was received regarding a possible residential break-in, within several blocks of the house fires. The vehicle fires were also reported around that time, with those fires set in the parking lot of Lake Village Apartments.

Calhoon says his entire department was called in to assist, while several area fire departments and law enforcement agencies provided needed support.

Calhoon says the case remains under investigation, and additional details will be released as the probe moves forward.

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