Crime & Safety
Update: O'Fallon Man Sentenced to 6 Years For Arson
The fire in the 600 block of Castlebrook Drive in O'Fallon started Jan. 31.
An O'Fallon man was sentenced to six years in prison for for setting a fire that destroyed his home on in January 2012, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
O'Fallon Patch previously reported, O'Fallon Police responded to a call about a house fire in the 600 block of Castlebrook Drive at 9:42 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 31.
No one was inside the home during the fire and no injuries were reported. The O'Fallon and Cottleville fire protection districts and Central County Fire and Rescue responded to the scene.
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Timothy Copeland, 52, O'Fallon pleaded guilty in St. Charles County Circuit Court July 16 to second-degree arson.
According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Copeland told authorities he was stressed when he poured gasoline on his kitchen floor before setting it on fire and leaving.
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