Crime & Safety
Windsor Man Who Torched Family Home To Avoid Jail: Report
A man who set fire to his divorcing parents' home in 2017 was sentenced to probation.
WINDSOR, CT — A Windsor man who set fire to his divorcing parents' home in March 2017 was sentenced to five years of probation as part of a plea bargain, The Journal-Inquirer reported. Brian Comeau, 29, will serve 10 years in prison if he violates the conditions of his probation.
Comeau had pleaded guilty to second-degree arson. His father, Stephen Comeau, was living in the house at the time but wasn't home during the fire, which destroyed the 1229 Matianuck Ave. residence.
Read the full story in The Journal-Inquirer.
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