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Woman Admits Setting Fire To Dutchess County Home With Daughter, Grandchildren Inside, DA Says Woman Admits Setting Fire To Dutchess County Home With Daughter, Grandchildren Inside, DA Says
Woman Admits Setting Fire To Dutchess County Home With Daughter, Grandchildren Inside, DA Says A woman has pleaded guilty to attempted arson in connection with intentionally setting fire to a Hudson Valley home with her and her grandchildren inside. Niagara County resident Itita Washington-Thompson, age 48, of Niagara, made the plea on Monday, Sept. 16, said Dutchess County District Attorney Anthony Parisi. Parisi said: "This case is a chilling example of how a domestic incident or dispute can escalate to dangerous extremes."  The incident occurred on Friday, May 24, at Hammersley Avenue in Poughkeepsie. According to officials and court documents, Washington-Thompson…