England was given a sentence of eight to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of aggravated arson. Charges of attempted murder were dismissed. England was homeless and set a blanket on fire inside 122 N. Elizabeth St. that resulted in the building being a total loss and demolished. A few hours after starting the fire, England turned himself in to police. He admitted to starting the fire because he had an argument with two other homeless people and was trying to kill them. 

Jeffrey England has entered a guilty plea to two counts of Aggravated Arson. As part of the plea deal, the two counts of Attempted Murder were dropped. England, who is homeless, admitted to police he started the June fire because he was trying to kill two men inside the building following an argument. They were able to get out. Because of the extent of the damage, the building had to be torn down. England will be sentenced on December 1st.

Lima Fire Department's investigation found similar information to the Lima Police Department. So the way they moved forward with handling this building was a bit different than usual. Lima fire crews responded to the call about a quarter to 9 p.m. Tuesday night. Flames were seen coming from the windows on the third floor. Fire Chief Andy Heffner says his crews made an aggressive approach to put it out but were pushed out by the heavy smoke and flames.

Crews are on the scene of a fire at the building housing the former Roxy bar on North Elizabeth Street in Lima. Scanner traffic indicated that Lima crews were called out just before 9 p.m. for reports of smoke showing. When firefighters got there, they called for assistance from American Township and later from Shawnee. So far, no report of injuries.