© 2024 Interlochen
CLASSICAL IPR | 88.7 FM Interlochen | 94.7 FM Traverse City | 88.5 FM Mackinaw City IPR NEWS | 91.5 FM Traverse City | 90.1 FM Harbor Springs/Petoskey | 89.7 FM Manistee/Ludington
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Foul play suspected in Boyne Highlands fire

Boyne Highlands Resort

Foul play is suspected in the fire at Boyne Highlands Resort in December. The fire damaged around 70 rooms and injured a dozen people.

Emmet County Prosecutor James Linderman says his office is in the process of reviewing the investigation.

"Since this is an arson investigation and a rather high-level investigation, we did have the assistance of certain agencies," says Linderman. "The primary would be the Emmet County Sheriff’s Office.”

The sheriff's office passed its report on the fire to Linderman last week.

“Generally speaking, we don’t receive an incident report from a law enforcement agency unless they suspect that there’s some sort of a crime that’s been committed or some sort of foul play," says Linderman.

Linderman says he’s reviewing the investigation to see if there is enough evidence to file a charge. He says he is unable to comment on possible arson suspects at this time.

Morgan Springer is a contributing editor and producer at Interlochen Public Radio. She previously worked for the New England News Collaborative as the host/producer of NEXT, the weekly show which aired on six public radio station in the region.