Suspended sentence for Fortine man who set home on fire
Justin Huggins
A Fortine man who pleaded guilty to arson after setting his father’s home on fire earlier this year received a 5-year suspended sentence.
Justin Dale Huggins, 35, pleaded guilty to one felony count of arson in October in Lincoln County District Court. On Monday, Dec. 4, District Judge Matt Cuffe sentenced Huggins to a five-year suspended term, which was negotiated by public defender Scott B. Johnson and county Deputy Attorney Jeff Zwang.
As part of a plea deal between Lincoln County Deputy Attorney Jeff Zwang and defense attorney Scott B. Johnson, the criminal endangerment charge was dismissed. Huggins received credit for serving 57 days in the county jail and was released on his own recognition on Aug. 3.
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