Brandon Seeley, the man who set fire to a Pennyroyal Mental Health crisis house in October of last year, was sentenced to five years in prison Wednesday morning.
This comes after Seeley recently pled guilty but mentally ill to the amended charge of attempted second-degree arson, and in Christian Circuit Court Wednesday public defender Doug Moore informed the court they continue to seek adequate housing for Seeley, and he requested his client receive probation, though Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Jerad Smith argued that Seeley is a danger.
Judge John Atkins says he’s willing to review it in the future if an appropriate living situation can be arranged, but he denied the request for probation.
He was sentenced to five-years, as part of the plea agreement.
There were two other people inside the house when Seeley set a fire, which was put out with a fire extinguisher by an employee.
Hopkinsville police alleged at the time that Seeley said he had done it in an attempt to kill everyone inside in the hopes of being sent back to Western State Hospital.