A Dubuque man faces a felony arson charge after police said he set fire to his front door after locking himself out while his daughter was inside. 32 year old Raymond Callis Jr. was arrested Tuesday night at his residence on charges of first-degree arson and child endangerment-bodily injury. He has a hearing in Iowa District Court of Dubuque County on October 30th. Reports say Callis woke up at about 6 a.m. Tuesday and stepped outside his residence to have a cigarette but accidentally locked himself out. He unsuccessfully tried to open or break several of the windows. Callis stated that he then doused his apartment door with lighter fluid and set the door on fire and stood by with a bucket of water. He said his intent was to melt the weather stripping, so he could pry the door open. His 1-year-old daughter was sleeping inside at the time, and an upstairs tenant also was at home.
