South Dakota Man Cops Plea In Foreclosure Arson

An Associated Press article reports that Dustin Bomford, 19, pleaded guilty to second degree arson and was given a ten-year prison sentence with five years suspended for torching a home that was in foreclosure. Bomford claimed that the homeowner had asked him to help burn down the home for the insurance money. The homeowner was not charged. Bomford was also ordered to pay about $76,000 in restitution to reimburse the insurance company for the money it coughed up to the lender holding the mortgage. For more, see Arsonist ordered to reimburse insurance company. zebra