"Fire | Industry NewsBryce Campbell, the owner of the historic Lutsen Resort Lodge in Minnesota, was arrested in Oakland County, Michigan, for intentionally setting the fire, which destroyed the lodge in early 2024. He was arrested in Cook County, Michigan, with three counts of first-degree arson and one count of insurance fraud. Cambell was taken into custody without incident and is pending extradition back to Minnesota."
"Campbell is accused of intentionally setting fire to the historic Lutsen Lodge on February 6, 2024, as part of an insurance-fraud scheme while his businesses were drowning in more than $14 million in past-due and ballooning debt. As of early 2024, Campbell's owed $466,96 in past-due invoices to 80 vendors, owed previous owners of Lusten Lodge $521,117, had payments on Superior Shores totalling $12.95 million, and business checking accounts were essentially empty."
""This was a crime of selfishness. Bryce Campbell put his interests above the livelihood of his employees, the safety of the people that were in the building at the time, and the community, setting this on fire for his own selfish needs and an insurance fraud scheme," Superintendent Drew Evans, BCA, said in a news briefing."
Bryce Campbell, owner of Lutsen Resort Lodge, was arrested in Michigan and charged with three counts of first-degree arson and one count of insurance fraud related to a February 6, 2024 fire that destroyed the lodge. Investigators allege the fire was intentionally set as part of an insurance-fraud scheme while Campbell's businesses carried more than $14 million in past-due and ballooning debt. The investigation lasted approximately 22 months and involved the Minnesota BCA, the Minnesota State Fire Marshal Division, the ATF, the Cook County Sheriff, and other agencies. Campbell increased Lutsen's insurance coverage in August 2022 and was taken into custody without incident, pending extradition to Minnesota.
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