An Arizona man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for setting fire to a camper trailer occupied by a woman who was under a court-ordered protection.
Yavapai County prosecutors said suspect James Haynes, of Prescott, was originally charged with attempted murder, arson, violating a court order and aggravated harassment after the incident last year.
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Police said Monday that Haynes, 48, had accepted a plea agreement and pleaded guilty to arson and criminal damage to property/domestic violence.
A Prescott, Arizona man was sentenced to 15 years in prison for setting fire to a camper trailer owned by someone against whom he had a protection order. (Fox News)
Sheriff’s office officials said deputies responded to the scene around 2:45 a.m. on Oct. 13 after receiving a report that Haynes had violated a civil court protective order by crashing his vehicle through two gates and into an unidentified woman’s camper.
Haynes then set the vehicle on fire and crawled under a trailer to access the woman.
Authorities said a propane tank in the camper trailer exploded and the fire began to spread, but the woman was able to escape to another residence.
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Haynes was arrested by SWAT and taken to hospital after telling police he had taken 25 painkillers before the incident.
