DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) -- A man accused of setting fire to his apartment in February entered a guilty plea Thursday.

According to the Montgomery County Prosecutor's Office, Chaunsay Tinsley, 36, of Dayton pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor arson related to an apartment fire in February.

On Feb. 7, Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call on Camargo Drive at the Meadows of Catalpa apartment complex. A woman had contacted police saying her boyfriend sent photos of himself setting her clothes on fire inside the apartment.

Deputies say they could smell smoke and determined the apartment was on fire, despite Tinsley insisting there was no fire inside.

Firefighters arrived to find the fire inside the apartment had been extinguished, but the flames had spread to the attic. All 24 units

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