Michigan Woman Gets 40 Years in Prison for Setting Boyfriend on Fire
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A Michigan woman who pleaded guilty to setting her ex-boyfriend on fire has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.
Dorothy Hamilton, 38, of Galesburg, Mich., pleaded guilty last month to one count of arson. A St. Joseph County judge cited Hamilton's criminal history in sentencing her Wednesday to the maximum term stipulated under her plea agreement.
Hamilton admitted pouring gas on her ex-boyfriend and throwing a lighter on him in 2006 after an argument at a St. Joseph County residence. He suffered permanent scarring on his buttocks.
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Hamilton evaded authorities for 10 months before her August 2007 arrest in Texas.
Court documents state that Hamilton attacked her ex-boyfriend because he had not intervened when "another individual" looked at her in a sexual way.
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