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Man Sentenced For Setting House On Fire In Port Chester Man Sentenced For Setting House On Fire In Port Chester
Man Sentenced For Setting House On Fire In Port Chester A 46-year-old man will spend time behind bars after being sentenced for setting fire to a Westchester home earlier this year. White Plains resident Michael Johnson, who had been accused of starting a fire that destroyed a vacant two-family Smith Street home in Port Chester in January, was sentenced this week to one year in jail for arson. Johnson pleaded guilty to arson in July. The fire took crews several hours to knock down the flames on Tuesday, Jan. 29, which was complicated when a first-floor roof collapsed, though there were no injuries reported. The property is now owned by Nen’s Ba…

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by Zak Failla
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Man Charged With Arson For Involvement In Port Chester House Fire Man Charged With Arson For Involvement In Port Chester House Fire
Man Charged With Arson For Involvement In Port Chester House Fire A man has been charged with arson for his alleged involvement in a house fire that took dozens of firefighters in Westchester hours to extinguish. Michael Johnson 45, of White Plains, was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 30, and charged with arson for allegedly starting the raging fire in the vacant home on Smith Street in Port Chester, that took place around 5 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 29, according to the Port Chester Police. "Detective's worked vigorously all yesterday to charge Johnson with this incident after he was located by Patrol Officers," the Port Chester Police Department said on Faceboo…

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by Kathy Reakes