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Arson, Other Crimes, Revealed In Court Docs

By Greg Bebermeyer/Brian Hagen

05/10/2017

Dustin Ryan McCulley

(KNZA)--New details emerge regarding a Tuesday morning crime spree targeted at the Brown County community of Horton, with a 27-year-old Hiawatha man accused of setting homes and vehicles ablaze, among other crimes.

The alleged crimes of Dustin McCulley are outlined in a 9-count criminal complaint obtained by MSC News.

According to the document, McCulley is accused of setting two residences on fire, one at 1573 1st Avenue East and the other at 1656 1st Avenue East. One of the two was occupied at the time it was set ablaze.

He's additionally accused of setting four vehicles on fire, along with the theft of a 2008 Dodge pickup truck and the break-in of two other vehicles.

McCulley was arrested by the Horton Police Department just prior to daybreak Tuesday, following the crime spree, and transported to the Brown County Sheriff's Office.

Brown County Attorney Kevin Hill has formally charged McCulley with one count of aggravated arson, one count of residential arson, four counts of non-residential arson, one count of felony vehicular theft and two counts of vehicular burglary.

McCulley made his first appearance in a Brown County courtroom Wednesday afternoon on the charges. A preliminary hearing was set for May 17th.

Hill says bond was set at $250,000.

McCulley remains in the Brown County Jail.

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