The man who admitted back in January to intentionally setting a barn on fire at Tioga Downs Casino learned his fate in a Southern Tier courtroom.
Boyd Fenton will spend the next seven to 15 years in prison for the November fire that killed 30 racehorses and two cats back in November. A trainer was also injured in the blaze while trying to rescue the horses.
Earlier this year, Fenton pleaded guilty to felony arson, assault, and 30 counts of interference with, or injury to, certain domestic animal charges.
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