In a Facebook post shared Sunday, Aug. 11, the Fargo Police Department said sometime on Saturday night they arrested Carl Frederick Thronson near the downtown fire station. Police said in the past couple of weeks there have been seven dumpster fires in and around downtown, and Thronson gave a "full confession" once he was detained.

"This was a nice team effort by Fargo Fire, Investigations, Patrol and downtown businesses who were on the lookout for Carl," police shared in the post.



The 48-year-old is in custody at Cass County Jail on charges of endangering by fire, which police said is a Class B felony.

Thronson's criminal history in North Dakota of mostly misdemeanors and traffic violations spans back to 2006, but there are no arson-related charges.