Updated: 7:40 AM CST January 25, 2021
LE CENTER, Minn. — One person is dead and another man is in custody after a house fire early Sunday morning in Le Center, Minnesota.
According to the Le Sueur County Sheriff's Office, fire crews responded to a structure fire around 7:15 a.m. on the 37700 block of Hunting Preserve Lane.
Authorities say they located a deceased man inside the residence, who officials believe is 64-year-old Bruce Alan Traxler, a resident of the home.
Further investigation led to the arrest of a 25-year-old man on probable cause second-degree murder and arson. The Le Sueur County Sheriff says the suspect will likely appear in court Tuesday on those charges.