Norfolk Nebraska man charged with arson attempted murder after house fire

Devan Marshall, a Norfolk man, has been arrested and charged with first-degree arson, attempted first-degree murder, and use of a weapon to commit a felony after allegedly setting a house on fire early Monday morning. The fire occurred around 3:30 to 3:40 a.m. at a residence on North Ninth Street, where the occupant was sleeping and managed to largely extinguish the fire using a garden hose. Surveillance footage from a nearby home showed Marshall carrying a gasoline can and a long-barreled firearm near the scene, and a neighbor positively identified him from the video. The fire was determined to have been intentionally set, causing about $5,000 in damage to the home. Marshall was taken into custody at his residence without incident and is currently held in the Madison County Jail as the investigation continues.