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Pair charged in Kimball Castle fire scheduled to appear before judge.

1 day ago in Local

FILE-In this photo taken Wednesday Aug. 7, 2013 Kimball Castle is seen in Gilford, N.H. It was built in the late 1890s for Benjamin Ames Kimball, who was president of the Boston-Montreal Railroad. The decrepit castle with commanding views of the Lake Winnipesaukee is under the threat of a wrecking ball in its near future and is on the New Hampshire Preservation Alliance list of Seven to Save. Photo: Associated Press/AP Photo/Jim Cole/FILE

MANCHESTER, N.H.- The two men charged for their alleged roles in the fire at the historic Kimball Castle are scheduled to appear before a judge Friday in Belknap Superior Court.

According to court documents Peyton Eastman, 19, and Joshua Pittman, 18, were indicted by a grand jury last month for their roles in the 2025 fire which destroyed the castle.

The were originally scheduled to be arraigned in Laconia District Court Thursday morning, however only Eastman appeared… and during his arraignment the deputy county attorney stepped in to say the case was being upgraded to Belknap Superior Court.

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