Mandatory life sentence proposed for setters of fatal arson fires in Michigan
Legislation that would make life sentences mandatory for arsonists who set fires resulting in death is being proposed by Michigan legislators. Rep. Eric Bush (R-Battle Creek) made the declaration following a house fire set in September 1995 that killed two Battle Creek brothers, ages two and three. Fire investigators determined that the fire was set. Detectives have suggested that a bad drug deal may have precipitated the fire. No arrests had been made at the time this report was written.
According to Bush, the legislation also would eliminate any chance of parole and give fire departments access to the national Law Enforcement Information Network for driving records and criminal histories of suspects or fire department applicants.
Source: Fire Control Digest, Washington Capital News Reports, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia., November 1995.
