Former Crofton volunteer firefighter Dakota Oglesby was given probation during final sentencing Wednesday morning for his role in the burning of a vacant building in August of 2017.
Oglesby accepted a plea deal in December that would allow his five-year sentence to be probated as long as he made $5,000 in restitution and had no further violations. Attorney Charles Haggard asked Judge John Atkins to honor the deal, saying Oglesby has made good on his financial commitment and has maintained employment.
Judge Atkins found Oglesby guilty of facilitation to arson and third-degree burglary and adhered to the plea deal, probating his five-year sentence.
Oglesby is also involved in a civil suit regarding the fire and any amount he’s adjudicated to make in restitution in that case will be reduced by the $5,000 he’s already paid.
Jeremy Marlar, Glen McGee and Dylan Hodge were Oglesby’s codefendants in the case.
Hodge pleaded guilty to second-degree facilitation to arson several months ago in a deal that came with a five-year sentence to be probated as long as he paid restitution.
Following a jury trial in August, Marlar was found guilty of complicity to second-degree arson and first-degree official misconduct. McGee was convicted of second-degree arson, official misconduct and third-degree burglary. They were both sentenced to 10 years in prison.