Men Sentenced in Two Arson Cases
Posted/updated on: October 9, 2015 at 1:39 pm
MARSHALL — Two East Texas men, convicted in unrelated arson cases, have been sentenced in the 71st District Court. In one case, a Woodlawn man, who was given probation in the February 2012 arson of Woodlawn Baptist Church, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after his probation was revoked. According to KETK and the Longview News-Journal, court documents say Dylan Shea Morgan, 20, violated his probation stemming from his April 2014 conviction. The violations included arrests on charges of criminal trespass and burglary. Authorities recommended Morgan be placed in a mental health unit in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice system.
In the other case, Bret Denton Moore, 35, of Hallsville received 10 years’ probation for setting his house on Karabeth Drive on fire in May 2014. Moore was ordered to pay a $1,900 fine and perform 200 hours of community service. He also must pay court costs and $5,000 in restitution. According to arrest reports, Moore set his home on fire to collect the insurance money.
