OTSEGO, MI — A juvenile is the second person to face criminal charges after a playground was burned in Southwest Michigan.

The castle playground structure at Otsego’s Northside Park was burned significantly in a fire just after midnight on Sept. 2.

On Tuesday, Sept. 23, Michael Lewis Kilbourn, 37, of Otsego, was arraigned on charges of third-degree arson, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and habitual fourth offense.

The Otsego Department of Public Safety also announced charges against a minor on Tuesday.

The juvenile, who was not identified by police, is also charged with third-degree arson. The juvenile’s name and information will not be released, police said.

Kilbourn’s bond was set at $200,000 cash/surety and if he posts bond, he would have to wear an ankle GPS to be co

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