WEST FARGO (KFGO-AM) - A Horace man is facing an arson charge. Roy Bishop,44, is accused of setting a garbage dumpster on fire near an apartment at 102 7th Street East in West Fargo.
Police tracked him down based on a witness who gave a description of both Bishop and his vehicle. He was located several blocks away and arrested on a felony charge of endangering by fire or explosion and carrying a concealed weapon.
Police tell KFGO News the dumpster was fully involved and the fire had spread to a nearby shed that was destroyed. The fire was reported around 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. Bishop was carrying a bludgeon. That's club with a taser attached.