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Man faces attempted murder charge in West Valley house fire

A 56-year-old man has been arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder connected to a Thursday morning house fire, Surprise police said.

Carman Lee Caldwell is the suspect in a June 18 fire at a home near Greenway Road and Grand Avenue, police said.

Officers responded just before 3 a.m.  Thursday after a caller reported her ex-boyfriend was on the property “and allegedly setting the residence and vehicles on fire” according to a Surprise Police Department release.

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