A former resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been sentenced in federal court to five years in jail and ordered to pay $3,295 in restitution on his conviction of malicious destruction of property by fire.
United States District Judge Susan Paradise Baxter imposed the sentence on Melquan Barnett, 31.
According to information presented to the court, Barnett set fire to the Ember + Forge building located at 401 State Street in Erie on May 30, 2020.
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Assistant United States Attorney Christian A. Trabold prosecuted this case on behalf of the government.
United States Attorney Olshan commended the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Erie Police Department for the investigation leading to the successful prosecution of Barnett.
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