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.
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Le Sueur County man jailed after body found in burning structure
The fire was reported around 7:15 a.m. Sunday.
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A 25-year-old man has been jailed on suspicion of murder and arson after a body was found inside a structure that was on fire Sunday morning.
According to the Le Sueur County Sheriff s Office, the structure fire was reported at 37722 Hunting Preserve Lane in Le Center around 7:15 a.m., with investigators finding a body inside the structure.
The sheriff s office believes the body is that of the resident of the address, 64-year-old Bruce Alan Traxler.
Investigators later arrested a 25-year-old Le Center man and booked him at the county jail on suspicion of second-degree murder and arson. Bring Me The News does not typically name suspects until formal charges are filed.