Sentencing has been delayed for a 20-year-old man who pleaded guilty to setting fire to a downtown Wapakoneta landmark just before Christmas.
Wesley Slaughter was scheduled to be sentenced, but the prosecutors and his attorney saw a problem with the amount of restitution that he would be required to pay back. Judge Fredrick Pepple ordered sentencing be pushed back until October 3rd, so those numbers can get ironed out. Slaughter pleaded guilty to 5 counts of aggravated arson, which could put him in prison around 19 years.
The fire severely damaged the Koneta hotel on December 23, 2018. Around two dozen people were living in the building at the time. The building had to be demolished after extensive water and rain damage following the fire.
