A Minto man has been charged with arson following a fire in Coal Creek, N.B., near Chipman.
Chipman RCMP along with the Chipman Fire Department were called to a report of a fire at a wood lot shortly after 6 p.m. Saturday.
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Police said the fire appeared to be deliberately set and on Sunday, a 28-year-old man was arrested at a residence in Minto and charged with arson.
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The suspect appeared in Burton provincial court on Tuesday for a bail hearing.
He was sent for a 30-day psychiatric evaluation and is scheduled to appear in court on Sept. 6.
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