June 2, 2009

Man sentenced to prison in arson case

       A Greenwood man has been sentenced to eight years in prison for setting a woman's clothing and bed on fire.  Zachary Bova, 25, also will spend five years on probation after his release from the Indiana Department of Correction and pay $10,000 in restitution for damage he caused to the woman's home.  Bova pleaded guilty to arson, a Class B felony, and was sentenced during a court hearing last week.  Originally, he also was charged with battery resulting in bodily injury, confinement and residential entry, but those charges were dropped as part of a plea agreement with the Johnson County Prosecutor's Office.  In April 2008, Bova broke into a woman's home while she was not there, set her clothes and bed on fire and used spray paint to write profane insults on the wall, according to a police report.  When the woman returned home, Bova grabbed her, slammed her to the floor and pinned her down for a short time before she was able to escape to a neighbor's house, the report said.  Bova will receive credit for 403 days he spent in jail awaiting court proceedings  See a related story HERE.  (Reprinted with permission from the Daily Journal)
 
    

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