Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse woman pleaded guilty today to a lesser arson charge in the torching of a Chevrolet van belonging to her ex- girlfriend in January. Autumn Mattison, 20, of West Ostrander Avenue, pleaded guilty before state Supreme Court Justice John Brunetti to a misdemeanor count of fifth-degree arson in the Jan. 17 incident. She had been facing...
Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse woman pleaded guilty today to a lesser arson charge in the torching of a Chevrolet van belonging to her ex- girlfriend in January.
Autumn Mattison, 20, of West Ostrander Avenue, pleaded guilty before state Supreme Court Justice John Brunetti to a misdemeanor count of fifth-degree arson in the Jan. 17 incident.
She had been facing a more serious felony count of third-degree arson which could have sent her to state prison for up to 15 years.
Instead, Mattison will be sentenced July 12 to three years’ probation and time served for the four months she spent in jail before Brunetti allowed her to be released after her guilty plea was entered.