Court news: Probation extended for Lake Park man convicted of wildfire arson
According to court records, fellow Lake Park firefighters started to become suspicious after a sharp increase in grass fires that happened after Michael Gullard joined the department, throughout April and May of 2014.
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Probation has been extended for one year for a one-time Lake Park firefighter sentenced in 2016 for setting a number of grass fires in 2014.
Michael Lyn Gullard, 41, of Lake Park, appeared Feb. 25, 2016, before Becker County District Judge Joe Evans, who sentenced him to 13 months in prison, stayed five years. He was ordered to serve 25 days in jail and pay a $1,000 fine plus $285 in court fees. He was placed on supervised probation for five years.