Waukegan man charged in Canada with setting fatal fire

October 18, 2011 (WAUKEGAN, Ill.)

Gregory Flesher is accused of setting fires in Waukegan and in Canada.

A Canadian arrest warrant has been issued for Flesher. He remains in the Lake County Jail in connection with a May 4 fire in Waukegan.

Flesher is facing second degree murder charges and arson charges for a May 19 fire in Canada that killed a 48-year-old woman.

Canadian officials say they will not arrest Flesher until his Lake County case is over.

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