Georgia Man’s Fiery Revenge Ends With Prison
<i> Reuters</i>
ATLANTA —
A Georgia man was sentenced to five years in prison Thursday for smashing a stolen pickup into a convenience store and setting it on fire after the store owner ordered the man’s car towed.
Andrew Walkden, 20, of Lilburn, Ga., pleaded guilty in November to the arson charges, saying he was angry at the owner of J&G; Superette store in Lilburn when he doused the stolen truck with gas and drove it through the front doors of the store in September 1996.
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