Man found not guilty of setting woman on fire
By Mike Bunge
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ALBERT LEA, Minnesota (KIMT) — A man accused of setting a woman on fire has been found not guilty by a jury of his peers.
Logan Michael Netzer, 39 of Albert Lea, was arrested on December 22, 2021, and charged with first-degree assault.
Albert Lea police say Netzer threw a mixture of chemicals on a woman and used a butane torch to start her on fire. Investigators say the woman suffered burns over 12% of her body and was flown to the Twin Cities for treatment in a burn unit.
Netzer told police the woman was using the torch to light something to smoke when she set herself on fire.
Police say the incident happened at a home in the 100 block of 7th Street W in Albert Lea which suffered heavy fire damage and is considered a total loss.
Netzer’s trial began Monday and the jury returned its verdict Thursday.
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