CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - The 41-year-old man accused of setting his Dilworth house on fire that caused and explosion received no bond on some charges after his first appearance in front of a Mecklenburg County Judge Friday.

The explosion happened the morning of May 2 on Lombardy Circle near Freedom Park in Charlotte’s Dilworth neighborhood.

By the time firefighters got to the house, they said it was “fully involved” in flames. Smoke and fire was said to have been visible at least a mile away from the home.

Not long after the flames were put out, investigators determined that the explosion and ensuing fire was intentionally set.

Homeowner Michael Barnette led law enforcement on a chase as investigators tracked his phone to Raleigh. They tried to reach him several times but he was un

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