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SENTENCED: Arsonist gets 22 months for 2023 Lake Union fire

Arthur Arakelov Suspect in fire at Portage Bay marina (KIRO 7 News)

SEATTLE — The man who set fire to a Lake Union storage dry dock in 2023 was sentenced Friday to 22 months in jail.

Arthur Kemran Arakelov was charged with setting a fire at the Seattle Boat Company that destroyed 58 boats and caused more than $8.5 million in damage.

Arakelov originally pled not guilty after he was charged with two counts of second-degree burglary and one count of first-degree reckless burning.

He was sentenced to 16 months for the burglary charges, and 6 months for the reckless burning.


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