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Man sentenced to 20 years in prison for jail fire

Posted at 6:23 PM, Apr 25, 2018
and last updated 2018-04-25 18:23:16-04

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - A man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for second degree arson after starting a fire inside a jail.

Ismail Tisdale started a fire inside his cell at the Charlotte Correctional Institution in 2016 - where he was already serving time for burglary.