Stanhope man faces arson charge in wake of fire that destroyed rural home
The Hamilton County Sheriff today released more information on the fire at a rural Stanhope home on Thursday. The following is from a press release from Sheriff Alex Pruismann. “At 2:21 p.m., the Hamilton County dispatch center received an emergency 911 call about a house on fire. The residence is located at 2158 360th Street, Stanhope. “When law enforcement arrived on scene, the residence was observed to be fully engulfed. Deputies observed multiple people on the property. One male stated, ‘There is a guy with a gun and he appears to be intoxicated.’ “Law enforcement ...