Bartlesville arson suspect bound over for trial

Robert Boyce, 50, appeared Tuesday in Washington County District Court for a preliminary hearing during which the state presented testimony by Mike Lippman and Millard Latimer as witnesses. The judge ruled there was "reasonable and probable cause" to charge Boyce with two counts of second degree arson, conspiracy to commit second degree arson, manufacturing meth, conspiracy to manufacture meth, filing a false insurance claim and concealing hazardous waste unlawfully. The judge then ordered him to appear in court on June 22 for formal arraignment. Boyce is being held at the Washington County jail on a $500,000 bond.