Man Sentenced For Setting Girlfriend’s Apartment On Fire With Homemade Explosive

GREENBELT, Md. (WJZ) – A Prince George’s County man has been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison for setting his girlfriend’s apartment on fire with an explosive device while several children and adults were inside. Prosecutors said the girlfriend wasn’t home at the time as she was filing a complaint of sexual abuse involving the man and her young daughter.
Richard Butler III, 36, has been sentenced to 243 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised rele