The owner of the historic Lutsen Resort on Minnesota's North Shore has been charged with arson and insurance fraud more than a year after a fire destroyed the resort's lodge.

Authorities with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and the State Fire Marshal said law enforcement had arrested 41-year-old Bryce Campbell, who owns Lutsen Resort. He was arrested in Southfield, Michigan, on Wednesday and is held in a local jail pending extradition to Minnesota.

The fire tore through the building shortly after midnight on Feb. 6, 2024. The lodge's night auditor called 911 to report smoke rising from the ground, and according to the complaint, told authorities that he tried to contact Campbell. He ultimately called Campbell's husband to tell him that the resort was on fire.

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