Missouri man gets 5 years in prison for torching mosque

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The Missouri man who set fire to a mosque and attempted arson at a Planned Parenthood clinic was sentenced on Tuesday to more than five years in prison and a $701,971 fine, according to a Justice Department press release.

Jedediah Stout, 32, will serve 63 months in prison as a result of being convicted on four counts for torching the Islamic Society of Joplin mosque and two attempts to ignite the healthcare clinic in Joplin in 2012.

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