Nebraska man sentenced for fires at Southern Walmarts
The last of a group of Nebraskans who conspired to start fires inside Walmart stores on the Gulf Coast in 2021 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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The last of a group of Nebraskans who conspired to start fires inside Walmart stores on the Gulf Coast in 2021 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Sean Bottorff got 15 years in federal prison and was ordered to pay nearly $7.3 million in restitution along with his co-defendants.
Sean Bottorff got 15 years in federal prison and was ordered to pay nearly $7.3 million in restitution along with his co-defendants.
A U.S. attorney said the group had "deliberately endangered innocent shoppers and destroyed millions of dollars of merchandise when they intentionally and maliciously set fires in four stores in two