MANTENO, Ill. - An Illinois man is accused of trying to set fire to a mobile home where his unborn child’s mother and her 2-year-old son lived on Monday.

What we know:

The arson attempt happened around 12:39 a.m. at a mobile home park in rural Manteno, according to the Kankakee County Sheriff's Office.

A witness told deputies they saw a suspicious vehicle near the entrance of the park. The witness said they saw the car's lights turn off and a person trying to put out flames near the residence before fleeing the scene in a pickup truck.

Deputies later arrested 23-year-old Hunter Lauridsen at his residence in Manteno. He was taken to the Jerome Combs Detention Center where he was charged with attempted residential arson and endangering the life or health of a child.

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