A Manning man charged with arson for allegedly burning haybales in rural Carroll County has been scheduled for trial this spring. Court records show 34-year-old Jacob Harry Jacobsen filed not guilty pleas last week to one count of second-degree arson, a class D felony, and third-degree arson, an aggravated misdemeanor. A Carroll County Sheriff’s Office investigation found Jacobsen had burned more than 20 bales in the rural areas surrounding Manning on at least two occasions, Nov. 15 and Nov. 29. Jacobsen’s jury trial is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, March 21, with a pretrial conference slated for March 6. The charges carry a combined maximum penalty of up to seven years in prison and $13,750 in fines.
