Marshals arrest Minnesotan in deadly Dallas RV arson
U.S. Marshals arrested Lamont Curtis Richardson, 30, of St. Cloud, on I-94 near Sauk Centre Friday on a Texas arson charge tied to an Oct. 19 Dallas RV fire that killed 68-year-old Leslie Denise McBride. Apple Valley police executed search warrants at a Fjord Avenue address, seizing documents bearing Richardson’s name and seeking a woman’s DNA and cellphone data after investigators traced a Hertz rental from MSP and GPS logs to Texas and back. Surveillance captured a hooded, masked man igniting the RV before fleeing; motive has not been disclosed.
📌 Key Facts
- Arrest: U.S. Marshals captured Richardson on I-94 near Sauk Centre; booked into Stearns County Jail on a Texas arson charge.
- Victim: Leslie Denise McBride, 68, died in an Oct. 19 RV fire in Dallas.
- Apple Valley link: Search warrants at a 15700 block Fjord Ave. home seized documents; police sought a woman’s DNA and phone data.
- Travel trail: Hertz rental from MSP (Oct. 3–22) tracked by GPS to Dallas; vehicle returned to Apple Valley in ~14 hours.
- Evidence: Nearby home video shows a hooded, masked man using an accelerant to ignite the RV around 6:10 a.m.