Gravel Pit Fire arsonist pleads guilty
Joseph Anthony Eutsler
A transient man originally from New Jersey accused of starting the Gravel Pit Fire south of Libby in 2023 pleaded guilty to the offense last week.
Joseph Anthony Eutsler, 41, entered his plea Thursday, Jan. 9, in Lincoln County District Court. He first pleaded not guilty to the charges in August 2023.
A plea deal calls for him to receive a 20-year sentence, with 10 suspended, in the Montana State Prison. He will receive credit for the time he has served in the county jail. It is expected there will be restitution due because the 300-acre fire burned trees on timberlands belonging to Green Diamond Resource Company
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