Plea in Black River arson wave: Guilty

BLACK RIVER FALLS, Wis.  — A Black River Falls man plead guilty to setting at least some of dozens of fires that began in April 2023and continued through the summer. Daniel Johnson, age 46, admitted to three of eight counts of arson. Five other counts were dismissed. So too was a count of marijuana possession.  The criminal complaint said the fires ranged from a few square to 16 acres.

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