Kentucky firefighter died after battling arson blaze. The man who set it is going to prison.
The jury in
The fire happened
When
In pleading guilty last year, Waggener said that before the fire,
Pritchard then set the house on fire and drove Waggener to a job she had in
When the
He died eight days later.
Waggener -- with Pritchard's help -- filed a claim with
The company paid the claim.
Pritchard claimed at his trial that he was in
In addition, prosecutors presented evidence from several family members and friends of Waggener who said Pritchard had bragged about setting the fire, Coleman said in a release.
Prosecutors also introduced evidence that Pritchard was involved in four previous fires to collect insurance, Coleman said.
Coleman called firefighters unsung heroes.
"Greed-fueled arson that endangers those public servants will be appropriately dealt with by the
U.S. District Judge
Pritchard is to be sentenced in October. He faces a minimum of seven years in prison and a maximum of life.
Waggener has not been sentenced.
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