Teen getting 10 years for fire that killed 5 from Senegal

Published February 1, 2023 3:55 PM

By COLLEEN SLEVIN
Associated Press

DENVER (AP) — One of three teens accused of starting a fire that killed five immigrants from Senegal in 2020 at a Denver home has been sentenced under a deal that calls for him to get 10 years in custody — seven years in prison and three years in juvenile detention. The punishment for 17-year-old Dillon Siebert came over the objections of families of the victims and representatives of the Senegalese community. Siebert, the youngest, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in December. Investigators say the teens targeted the home out of revenge because one of them mistakenly traced his stolen iPhone to the home.

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