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Montana Man Convicted of Framing Detective in Arson

A Montana man was acquitted of arson in a fire set outside his parents’ house but convicted of trying to make it look like a Yellowstone County sheriff’s detective was responsible for setting the blaze. Lionel Ellison, 56, was found …

DNA on Spoon Leads to Arrest of Alleged Pie Thief

Authorities say DNA evidence found on a spoon led to the arrest of an Arkansas man accused of breaking into a restaurant, stealing money and sampling some pie. Baxter County Sheriff John Montgomery says the December 2012 burglary at Bobbie …