Idaho man who set co-worker ablaze gets probation

[Kadie]

Idaho man who set co-worker ablaze gets probation

Tuesday, January 5, 2010
(01-05) 11:15 PST Pocatello, Idaho (AP) --

An Idaho man who pleaded guilty to setting his co-worker on fire has been sentenced to five years of probation after the victim forgave him.

The State Journal reports that a letter from the victim convinced 6th District Judge Stephen Dunn that probation, rather than a prison sentence, was the right way to resolve Jeremy Ulrich's case.

The 31-year-old pleaded guilty in November to felony aggravated battery for spraying a co-worker with a caustic solvent, then setting him ablaze with a mini torch.

The victim said in his letter that he no longer believed Ulrich was trying to injure him and that the incident wasn't the result of malicious intent.

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2010/01/05/national/a111515S05.DTL&tsp=1#ixzz0blil0gSZ

[tblue]

1. OMG!

Now that is forgiveness. But the crime....oh no, that's a bad one.

[TheCowsCameHome]

2. Ulrich wasn't the only one that was fired.........................

Weird story.

[Gman]

3. Ok... are we codependent here or what?

The judge and/or prosecutor should have seen through that.

[Blue Owl]

4. Ulrich loved his coworker

Just like Dubya loved his country...

[gopiscrap]

5. Sounds like there was an under the table

pay off some where!