The Brief

MESA, Ariz. - Officials with the Maricopa County Attorney's Office say a 57-year-old man has been sentenced, just over a year following an arson that left another person badly injured.

What we know:

Per a statement released on Sept. 25, Lyle Terence Samuel has been sentenced to 15 years in prison.

"Samuel pleaded guilty to one count of Attempted First-Degree Murder, a Class Two Dangerous Felony, and one count of Arson of an Occupied Structure, a Class Two Dangerous Felony," officials with MCAO wrote.

The backstory:

According to the statement, that fire happened in August 2024, when Samuel doused the front door of the victim's apartment with gasoline and lit it on fire.

"The fire blocked the only exit, forcing the victim to jump through a window to escape," prosecutors wr

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