RILEY COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating an alleged arson.
Just before noon Sunday, police arrested Joseph Bauer Jr., 18, of Manhattan. It was reported Bauer threw a piece of clothing onto a stove and turned the stove on in an attempt to set it on fire, according to the Riley County Police Department activity report.
The piece of clothing was removed by a separate party before it became inflamed. Bauer remains confined in the Riley County Jail on a requested charge of attempted arson with a total bond of $3,000.