Hutch Post

HUTCHINSON, Kan.- A Hutchinson man is in jail after police say he attempted to set fire to a home on East Sherman Street.

Emmett Hutton IV, 43, is being held on five counts of aggravated arson and one count of criminal damage to property.

Authorities say Hutton damaged a water meter belonging to the city of Hutchinson and attempted to set the residence ablaze.

Two adults and five children were inside the home at the time.

Hutton is being held on a bond in excess of $32,000.