The man who started the fire that burned down the Newcomb Hotel is sentenced to seven years in prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to arson and theft charges in Pike County.
A negotiated plea of guilty to burglary charges related to the Newcomb Hotel building fire in Quincy last September means a four and a half year sentencing cap for 25-year-old Mathew Clark.
(Quincy, Ill)--The man accused of causing the fire that destroyed the Newcomb Hotel in Quincy made his first appearance in Adams County Court Tuesday morning.