Lubbock man to spend 20 years in prison for arson - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock

LUBBOCK, TX (KCBD) - A man who set his own house on fire is headed to prison. Edwin Seward, Jr., 24 went before a Lubbock judge Tuesday morning to plead guilty to arson.

The judge sentenced Seward to 20 years in prison for a fire back on October 14th. Investigators say he used gasoline to start a fire in his own home in the 5500 block of 9th Street.

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