A man accused of starting two fires in Madison, S.D., has been ordered to serve 34 years in prison.
Authorities say 25-year-old Travis Smith Jr. started fires in the apartment building where he lived and in a convenience store in August. No injuries were reported in the fires.
Smith initially faced seven charges including six felonies. He reached a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty last month to two counts of reckless burning and one count of aggravated assault.
He was sentenced on Nov. 2 to 20 years in prison on the assault charge and 10 years on each of the reckless burning charges. The judge suspended three years of each 10-year sentence and ordered all of the sentences to run consecutively.
Was this article valuable?
Here are more articles you may enjoy.
Florida’s Commercial Clearinghouse Bill Stirring Up Concerns for Brokers, Regulators 
Chubb CEO Greenberg on Personal Insurance Affordability and Data Centers 
Pipeline Explodes at Delfin LNG Planned Project in Louisiana 
Inside the Toxic Legacy of Georgia-Based Mulitbillion-Dollar Carpet Empire 
