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Man’s anger results in fire

Winders

TIMES-REPUBLICAN

Anger led a Marshalltown man to set a fire in an apartment and then report to police it was part of a burglary. Lane William Winders, 18, was arrested earlier this week by Marshalltown police stemming from an incident last month. According to Marshall County District Court and MPD reports, the defendant set a fire to a bandana and notebook because he was angry. The incident took place in an apartment owned by a local social services agency. After an investigation, the MPD charged Winders with reckless use of fire or explosives, possession of drug paraphernalia, criminal mischief-fifth degree, and theft-fifth degree. He was taken to Marshall County Jail. where he is being held on $1,600 bond. His preliminary hearing is 1 p.m. on June 6.

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