By: Richard L. Smith
A Camden County man has been sentenced to four years in state prison after admitting to setting a fire that spread to an apartment building in Gloucester County.
According to information released by Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew B. Johns, Tobin N. Watson, 34, of Bellmawr, was sentenced Monday by Superior Court Judge Niki Arbittier following a guilty plea to third-degree arson.
Authorities said the incident occurred on October 10, 2024, when Watson intentionally set a couch on fire outside an apartment building in Monroe Township.
The flames spread to the structure, causing damage to multiple apartments.
Watson pleaded guilty as part of an agreement with prosecutors and received a four-year prison sentence.