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THIS PAGE SPONSORED BY PETERSON ANTHONY INSURANCE
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06/09/2012
A FAIRMONT MAN IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE ARSON AFTER A FIRE AT THE LINCOLN SCHOOL BUILDING IN APRIL. 19 YEAR OLD TIMOTHY JUDE BRICKNER ALLEGEDLY SET THE CURTAINS OF THE STAGE ON FIRE THAT EVENTUALLY SET OFF OFF ALARMS AND THE AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER SYSTEM. A STATE FIRE MARSHALL'S IVESTIGATION DETERMINED THE POINT OF ORIGIN TO BE THE STAGE AREA. AN INVESTIGATION CONDUCTED IN THE AFTER MATH OF THE FIRE DETERMIED THAT ONE OF THE STUDENTS MISSING THAT DAY FROM THE ALTERNATIVE LEARNING CENTER HOUSED IN THAT FACILITY WAS BRICKNER WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE SERVING AN IN SCHOOL SUSPENSION BUT WAS ABSENT. HE HAD BEEN SEEN THAT DAY IN THE SCHOOL ABOUT 9:30- THE TIME THAT FIRE HAD BEEN DETERMINED TO HAVE STARTED - BY A STAFF MEMBER. ANOTHER WITNESS HAD CLAIMED TO SEE HIM IN THE BUILDING AT THAT TIME AND IDENTIFIED HIM FROM A PHOTO LINEUP. BRICKNER WAS PLACED UNDER ARREST AFTER AN INTERVIEW IN LATE MAY. A FIRST DEGREE ARSON CHARGE CARRIES A MAXIMUM PENALTY OF 20 YEARS IN PRISON AND A 35,000 DOLLAR FINE.
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ROD HALVORSEN
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