Posted at: 03/11/2010 3:04 PM

Man sentenced in ND van fire attack

WASHBURN, N.D. (AP) - A Minnesota man has been sentenced in North Dakota to 15 years in prison for starting another man's van on fire while the man was inside.

Fifty-three-year-old Joseph Carpenter was convicted of felony endangering by fire or explosion. South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick also ordered him to pay $6,000 in restitution.

Carpenter was accused last September of setting fire to Jeffrey Hart's van at a campground on Lake Audubon after a dispute with the Michigan man over a fish filet knife. Authorities say Hart suffered burns on his hands, arms and legs.

Hart was charged with misdemeanor assault but the charge was later dropped.

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Information from: Bismarck Tribune, http://www.bismarcktribune.com