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Pine Ridge Indian Reservation Resident Faces Arson Charge

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KYLE, S.D. (AP) — Federal authorities are accusing a Pine Ridge Indian Reservation resident of setting on a fire a friend’s home in April.

A grand jury in western South Dakota has indicted Danny Ferguson, of Kyle, on an arson charge. Ferguson is expected to appear in court for the first time Friday in Rapid City.

Authorities say Ferguson “willfully and maliciously” set fire to the trailer home of friend Christy Garnette Pierce in early April. The indictment against Ferguson states Pierce and her family were inside the trailer when the blaze began.

The trailer was located about 6 miles north of Kyle.

Ferguson’s attorney could not immediately be reached to comment on the felony charge.

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