Crime & Safety
Man Who Killed Father In Trailer Home Fire Sentenced
He said he believed his dad was keeping for himself child support money that should have been spent on him.
PUTNAM COUNTY, NY — Louis Weber IV, of Philipstown, New York, will spend up to 20 years in state prison for killing his father, Louis Weber III, and setting fire to his trailer.
Weber, 21, admitted to going to his father’s home in the middle of the night and killing him in his sleep, and said he did so because he believed his father was keeping and using child-support money meant for him, prosecutors said.
Putnam County District Attorney Robert V. Tendy announced Tuesday that the sentence had been handed down Nov. 9 by the Honorable Joseph J. Spofford in Philipstown Court. Weber had pleaded guilty Aug. 24 to first-degree manslaughter and third-degree arson. SEE: Plea Deal For Son Who Killed Dad, Set Fire To His Trailer
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Weber was sentenced after the judge heard heartfelt statements from the victim’s daughter and two of his brothers, who described what the loss of the victim meant to them, Tendy said.
In addition to the aggregate sentence of 20 years in state prison, Weber also faces five years of post-release supervision.
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