Recent Posts in Arson Category

Woman Indicted in Arson Case

As reported by Donita Naylor in the April 5, 2016 edition of the Providence Journal, a Providence grand jury has issued an indictment for a woman in connection with a first degree arson charge. The woman alleged set fire to a building in October of 2015. The building that was burned contained a bar and apartments. There are seven degrees of arson under Rhode Island law. The woman is charged with ...

Woonsocket Woman Arrested for Arson

As reported in the July 3, 2014 edition of the Providence Journal, a Woonsocket woman has been arrested and charged with first degree arson . The woman is accused of setting fire to her boyfriend's house. The woman received minor injuries while setting the fire. There are seven (7) degrees of arson under Rhode Island General Laws. First degree arson, R.I.G.L. 11-4-2, is defined as any person who ...

Pawtucket Arson Sentence Imposed

As reported in the November 25, 2013 edition of the Providence Journal, a Pawtucket man has been sentenced in connection with a first degree arson charge. A jury found the man guilty in September of this year. The Judge sentenced him to twenty-five (25) years imprisonment with nine (9) years to serve at the ACI. The remainder of the sentence was suspended with probation . The man burned down his ...