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Man Admits Setting Former Girlfriend’s House On Fire In Area
A Hudson Valley man pleaded guilty in connection with setting a house fire while his girlfriend and family were inside.
Orange County resident Nicholas Fontaine, age 23, of Monroe, pleaded guilty Wednesday, Oct. 27, to arson, in connection with the May house fire, said Orange County District Attorney David Hoovler.
According to the District Attorney's Office, Fontaine's former girlfriend and her family were in the house at the time the fire erupted, damaging the outside of the residence and destroying a car in the driveway of the residence.
On Thursday, Oct. 28, Emanuel Watson, age …