Woman gets house arrest in northern Indiana barn fires case

Jan. 3, 2023Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 3:17 p.m. ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — A woman who pleaded guilty to arson for allegedly helping her boyfriend set fire t...

January 3, 2023
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Jan. 3, 2023Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 3:17 p.m. ELKHART, Ind. (AP) — A woman who pleaded guilty to arson for allegedly helping her boyfriend set fire to several barns in northern Indiana was sentenced Tuesday to eight years on house arrest. An Elkhart County judge gave Sherry Thomas a 10-year sentence, with eight years to be served under house arrest and two years suspended to probation. The 33-year-old Nappanee resident had pleaded guilty in December to one count of arson. Thomas' plea came after Superior Court Judge Stephen Bowers rejected an earlier plea deal for Thomas in late November.

Hugh Bailey