Newcomb Hotel Fire

A sentence of ten years for theft and burglary charges is issued for a man also serving prison time for the Newcomb Hotel Fire.

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.

(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.