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Man sentenced for role in Troy restaurant arson, burglary

by SCOTT SHINDLEDECKER
The Western News | March 1, 2024 7:00 AM

A man accused of burglarizing and setting fire at a popular Troy restaurant last summer is headed for prison after he was sentenced last week in Lincoln County District Court.

Joseph Michael Haughton, 41, was charged with three felonies, including two for arson and one for burglary following an incident at the R Place. He pleaded guilty to two felonies and received two 15-year sentences, with 10 years suspended. They will be served concurrently.

Haughton first pleaded not guilty to all charges on Sept. 11. He's been held in the Lincoln County Detention Center on $75,000 bail since his arrest last summer. He was given credit for serving 186 days in custody in the county jail.

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