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Wisconsin Woman Sentenced to Year in Jail for Arson of Home
A judge has ordered a Phillips, Wis. woman to serve a year in jail and placed her on 15 years' probation on accusations she set her house on fire for insurance money to cover debts.
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Thirty-nine-year-old Jane Dettmering was also ordered by Judge James Babler to pay more than $115,000 in restitution as part of the probation.
Dettmering was convicted of arson after a five-day jury trial in Barron County (Wis.) Circuit Court earlier this year.
Babler said not imposing a jail sentence "would make a mockery of the entire justice system.''
Dettmering is a former Barron school district teacher and most recently was a speech therapist in the Prentice school district.
Source: Leader-Telegram.
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