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Local Buddhist Temple Arsonist Gets Prison Time

Franklin County Sheriff's Office

The man convicted of setting a Columbus Buddhist temple on fire last year has been sentenced to nearly five years in prison on arson charges. 

20-year-old Ronnie Carroll II pleaded guilty to charges of setting the fire that destroyed the KTC Buddhist Center on Grubb Street. No word on a motive. Temple officials say they plan to break ground this spring on a new facility with larger workspace in Franklinton. Carroll was also sentenced for setting two car fires on the Hilltop that damaged two garages. 

Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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