Formal charges were filed Monday in Carroll County District Court against a Manning man accused of igniting more than 20 haybales in rural areas of southwestern Carroll County. Court records show 34-year-old Jacob Harry Jacobsen faces two counts: second-degree arson, a class C felony, and third-degree arson, an aggravated misdemeanor. The Carroll County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jacobsen on Dec. 4 after an investigation found he had allegedly burned bales near the intersection of 290th Street and Concord Avenue during the early morning hours of Nov. 29, requiring the Manning and Templeton Fire Departments to respond. Damage is estimated at $3,225. The charges carry a combined maximum penalty of up to 12 years in prison and $16,250 in fines. His arraignment hearing is scheduled for Monday, Jan. 9 at the Carroll County Courthouse.
