Trial delayed for man accused of setting fire to Somali cafe

Published 10:24 am Friday, February 26, 2016

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Trial has been delayed for a Minnesota man accused of starting a fire that heavily damaged a Somali restaurant across the North Dakota border in Grand Forks.

Twenty-five-year-old Matthew Gust of East Grand Forks earlier pleaded not guilty to a charge of malicious use of explosive materials and was scheduled for trial beginning March 15 in Fargo.

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