Wisconsin Man Set Fire To House Over Divorce, Deputies Say

July 18, 2004
A Weyauwega man was arrested and Waupaca County sheriff's deputies say he faces multiple criminal charges as they investigate arson at his home
A Weyauwega man was arrested and Waupaca County sheriff's deputies say he faces multiple criminal charges as they investigate arson at his home.

A 58-year-old woman says she told her husband she wanted a divorce, and they got into an argument. After that, her 68-year-old husband told her to get out because he was going to burn the house down.

Deputies say the man set a number of fires inside the home, causing extensive damage.

No one was hurt.

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