Hanover man pleads guilty to several arson fires
"You better get yourself a good job when you get out, you have a ton of restitution," Judge
Graham, 22, of
He pleaded guilty to two counts of arson, danger of death or injury, four counts of arson with intent to destroy unoccupied building and one count of criminal mischief in front of Ness. He will serve five to 10 years in state prison and will receive credit for time served since
He will also receive a mental health evaluation while in prison.
The background:
While in police custody, Graham admitted to setting seven additional fires in the
During his plea, he told Ness he used a lighter and gasoline to set the fires.
Once arrested, he remained in
"He's a good kid, something just went haywire," Graham's defense attorney
"Obviously it was a great inconvenience to those people," Robinson said.
Robinson asked Ness to recommend Graham be taken to an institution that could properly take care of his mental health issues.
Initially Graham had been charged with attempted homicide, but those charges were withdrawn in a pre-trial conference in
-- Reach
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