The man who set off a string of fires in the Erin and Guelph-Eramosa area in 2016 and 2017 has been sentenced.
Justin Beal, 31, was sentenced yesterday to 21 months in prison, 36 months of probation and the requirement of paying $39,000 in restitiution.
Beal was found guilty of five counts of arson in December of 2019 and had a pre-sentencing hearing in March of last year but his sentencing wa delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
He had previously pleased not guilty to seven counts of arson.
There were a total of 27 suspicious fires in Wellington County in 2016 and 2017 – most in buildings abandoned – and no one was injured or died as a result of the fires.
