Kempner man’s arson charge dismissed

Lampasas County 27th District Court dismissed an arson case after the accused was found to have been incompetent at the time of the offense.

After a Nov. 12 hearing, the court dismissed the felony case against Michael Paul Dunlap of Kempner, for reasons of insanity.

He was indicted in September 2020 on a charge of arson with intent to destroy a habitation or place of worship after he allegedly start…