Photo: Le Sueur County Sheriff s Office . Hardy Wills-Traxler KSTP Created: January 26, 2021 01:06 PM
A Le Center man faces charges after authorities say he stabbed his father to death and burned down the house the two resided in, according to court records.
A criminal complaint states 25-year-old Hardy Wills-Traxler faces one count of second-degree murder and another count of first-degree arson.
The complaint states authorities were called early Sunday morning on the report of a fire in rural Le Sueur County.
When first responders arrived, they found a shed engulfed in flames. Deputies spoke with the caller who said that his brother, identified as Bruce Traxler, lives in the portion of the shed with his adult son, identified as Hardy Wills-Traxler. The caller expressed concerns that his brother may be inside of the building.