KARE 11ROSEVILLE, Minn. — A man is charged with attempted murder and arson after prosecutors say he intentionally set a fire to a home while his mother and father were still inside.
Andrew Michael Alvarez, 29, is charged with two counts of second-degree attempted murder and one count of first-degree arson after his mother and father were rescued from a burning home on Monday, June 2.
According to the criminal complaint, at around 11:15 p.m., Alvarez's father called Ramsey County dispatch and told them that he and his wife were trapped in the basement after retreating from flames in the kitchen and main floor. When officials arrived at the home, located on the 2700 block of Matilda Street, court documents say an officer had to enter the house through an open sliding glass door. The officer found
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