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A 21-year-old Stephenson man was arrested today after he allegedly hit a person with his vehicle in an Iron Mountain parking lot Sunday night and then set fire to a camper at a Menominee County home early today, according to state police at the Iron Mountain post.
The hit-and-run victim was treated for injuries at a local hospital and released, troopers said in a news release.
The suspect was at the Dickinson County Jail. His name was not released pending arraignment.
Troopers from the Iron Mountain MSP Post and Iron Mountain police were dispatched at 7:07 p.m. Sunday after receiving a complaint the individual had intentionally struck another person with his vehicle in the Wal-Mart parking lot. The victim was transported by EMS while attempts to locate the suspect were unsuccessful.
At 1:57 a.m. today, Iron Mountain MSP troopers were dispatched to an alleged arson of a camper at a home on County Road 577 in Menominee County.
"The preliminary investigation indicates these incidents were related and believed to have been committed by the suspect," MSP stated in the news release.
Troopers and deputies from the Menominee County Sheriff's Office were able to safely take the suspect into custody at 9:50 a.m. today.
The MSP Iron Mountain Post was assisted by Iron Mountain Police Department, MSP Gladstone Post, MSP Emergency Support Team, MSP Canine Unit, Menominee County Sheriff's Office, City of Menominee Police Department, Dickinson County Central Dispatch, Menominee County Central Dispatch, schools throughout Menominee County and community members who provided information.