Woman who started fire at Albuquerque motel sentenced

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The woman who set the fire at the Desert Sands Motel destroying it will spend two years behind bars.
Jennifer Maestas lit a mattress on fire last May then fled. Dozens of people who were staying there had to flee too and were left homeless. As part of a plea deal, Maestas pleaded no contest and was sentenced to two years behind bars and five years of probation.
The Desert Sands has since been demolished.
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