Hancock Fatal Fire Suspect Arrested
A man who used to live in a Hancock apartment building is arrested for setting the building on fire back in July.
Hancock Police say 47-year-old Ronald Michael Kemppainen lived at 116 Quincy Street at the time of the fire there.
That blaze killed 4 people.
Kemppainen now lives in Calumet.
He was arrested there Friday night and and arraigned this morning.
Kemppainen is charged with 4 counts of homicide and 1 count of arson of a dwelling.
If he’s convicted, the homicide counts could result in a life sentence.
The arson count could net him up to 20 years.
Kemppainen has his preliminary exam in the case set for November 16th, 2 weeks from today.