PAYNESVILLE — Prosecutors have charged a central Minnesota man with starting a fire that killed his 22-year-old daughter.

Forty-six-year-old John Newport of Paynesville was charged Thursday with second-degree murder in the death of Jamey Newport. His bail was set at $2 million.

Jamey Newport called dispatchers Tuesday evening and said her father was threatening to start a fire in the mobile home.

An officer arrived and tried to knock down the flames but was forced back by heat and smoke.

John Newport was outside, yelling through a window and trying to get inside. Firefighters found his daughter inside.