Court documents: Man told juvenile relative to start Otsego fire

ALLEGAN, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Court documents say 37-year-old Michael Kilbourn of Otsego told a juvenile to set a play structure on fire in Otsego just after midnight on September 2nd.

Kilbourn was arraigned on the charges of third-degree arson and contributing to the delinquency of a minor as a fourth-time habitual offender yesterday and faces up to life in prison if convicted.

The fire at Northside Park destroyed the play structure and caused over $45,000 in damage.

The minor is Kilbourn’s nephew and says he was told to stuff clothing in the structure and light it with what he says looked “like the handle of a samurai sword.”