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Former Iowa firefighter sentenced for arson

Former Iowa firefighter sentenced for arson
AND A VACCINE COULD BE NEEDED. A FORMER GRUNDY CENTER FIREFIGHTER ACCUSED OF SETTING A STRING OF FIRES WILL SPEND DECADES IN PRISON THIS WEEK. KENDALL RHODES WAS SENTENCED TO 25 YEARS IN PRISON, ACCORDING TO PROSECUTORS. RHODES WOULD START A FIRE AND THEN RESPOND TO IT WITH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. HE PLEADED GUILTY TO TWO COUNTS OF ARSON, WHICH CARRIES A 20 YEAR SENTENCE, AND THEN RHODES RECEIVED FIVE MORE YEARS FOR AN UNRELATED DOMESTIC ABUSE CASE. HE WAS O
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Former Iowa firefighter sentenced for arson
A former Grundy Center firefighter accused of setting a string of fires will spend decades in prison.This week, Kendall Rhoades was sentenced to 25 years in prison. According to prosecutors, Rhoades would start a fire and then respond to it with the fire department.Rhoades pleaded guilty to two counts of arson, which carries a 20-year sentence. He received five more years for an unrelated domestic abuse case. Rhoades was on probation for that case at the time of the fires.» Download the free KCCI app to get updates on the go: Apple | Google PlayGet the latest headlines from KCCI

A former Grundy Center firefighter accused of setting a string of fires will spend decades in prison.

This week, Kendall Rhoades was sentenced to 25 years in prison. According to prosecutors, Rhoades would start a fire and then respond to it with the fire department.

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Rhoades pleaded guilty to two counts of arson, which carries a 20-year sentence. He received five more years for an unrelated domestic abuse case. Rhoades was on probation for that case at the time of the fires.

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