A Twin Cities man is charged with arson after authorities say he threw Molotov cocktails at a northeast Minneapolis ice cream shop on two occasions.

The 30-year-old Fridley, Minnesota, man is charged with two counts of first-degree arson, according to Hennepin County court documents.

Fletcher's Ice Cream and Cafe on Hennepin Avenue East was firebombed on Sunday night and Monday afternoon, according to the criminal complaint. Both incidents were reported to police.

Several witnesses said the assailant fled in a Honda Odyssey and reported the license plate to police. Authorities used security footage and a photograph of the vehicle's registered owner to identify the Fridley man as a suspect in both incidents.

Officers pulled the man over near Ontario Street and University Avenue Sout

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