Columbia man sentenced to 18 years in prison after arson plea

Editor's note: Charges in Feutz's plea have been updated.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Columbia man pleaded guilty in court Friday morning and was sentenced 18 years in prison after being arrested in June 2023 following a fire and a 16-hour manhunt.

Brandt Feutz, 34, pleaded guilty to second-degree arson, first-degree harassment, illegal gun possession, illegal use of a weapon and armed criminal action. Fuetz was given credit for serving 428 days.

In June 2023, Feutz shot multiple bullets into his mother's home and set fire to his mother's garage in the 600 block of Huntridge Drive, he fled the scene and resulted in a 16-hour manhunt, prosecutors alleged. Residents were asked to shelter in place for more than three hours as the Columbia Police Department searched the neighborhood of Old Hawthorne and surrounding areas.

Feutz was found on the north side of Boone County hiding in a residence.