GOSHEN – A 23-year-old Monroe man was sentenced to nine years in state prison and five years of post-release supervision for setting fire to a car that was parked next to the home of his former girlfriend while family was inside. The car was destroyed and the outside of the house was damaged.
Nicholas Fontaine, 23, and another had repeatedly poured gas over a 2018 Hyundai Elantra owned by his former girlfriend. Ring camera recordings showed the car being set ablaze and the fire quickly spreading to the side of the house.
Fontaine admitted that he had reason to believe that the residence was occupied at the time the fire started. No one was injured.
On Thursday, October 28, 2021, Emanuel Watson, 24, of Monroe, admitted working with Fontaine in setting the fire. He was sentenced on December 14, 2021 to five years in prison and five years of post-release supervision.
