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Man gets 7 years for burning chicken coop "> "> Christopher Vincent appears in court on Wednesday for his sentencing on arson and animal cruelty charges. Michaela Towfighi / Monitor staff Published: 7/14/2021 5:35:53 PM After pleading guilty to arson and animal cruelty charges, Christopher Vincent, 44, will serve up to 7 years in jail, Judge Andrew Schulman decided on Thursday. The animals in question: chickens, who were living in a shed in Concord that Vincent lit to flames in 2018. “You don’t see many cruelty to chicken cases,” said Schulman. “Maybe I shouldn’t disclose what I had for lunch.” Vincent will serve a minimum of 3½ and maximum of 7 years for arson and one charge of animal cruelty. In 2016, he set fire to an unoccupied residence in Pittsfield. In 2018, the Concord chicken coop was the victim.