Charge: Former St. Paul cop set fire to building that houses his restaurant

A former St. Paul police officer with a troubled past has been charged with setting fire last summer to a building that houses a restaurant he owns with his wife.

Tou Mo Cha, 55, was charged in Ramsey County District Court last week with second-degree arson in connection with the fire on Aug. 9 at Checkerboard Pizza in the 900 block of Arcade Street.

Cha, of Little Canada, was charged by summons and is due in court on March 27. Court records do not list an attorney for him. A message was left Monday seeking his response to the allegations.

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