Crime & Safety
Update: O'Fallon Man Sentenced to 6 Years For Arson
The fire in the 600 block of Castlebrook Drive in O'Fallon started Jan. 31.
An O'Fallon man was sentenced to six years in prison for for setting aΒ fire that destroyed his homeΒ on in January 2012, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.Β
O'Fallon Patch previously reported,Β O'Fallon PoliceΒ responded to a call about a house fire in the 600 block of Castlebrook Drive at 9:42 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31.Β
No one was inside the home during the fire and no injuries were reported. TheΒ O'FallonΒ andΒ CottlevilleΒ fire protection districts andΒ Central County Fire and RescueΒ responded to the scene.Β
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Timothy Copeland, 52, O'FallonΒ pleaded guilty inΒ St. Charles County Circuit CourtΒ July 16 to second-degree arson.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Copeland told authorities he was stressed when he poured gasoline on his kitchen floor before setting it on fire and leaving.Β
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