GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) — A former volunteer Williamsfield firefighter who was convicted of several counts of arson earlier this year has been sentenced to jail time and probation.

Blake Walsh, 24, received a sentence Wednesday of six months in jail, which he has already served, and 30 months of probation. He was arrested on April 16 in connection with 19 suspicious fires in Knox County since last October.

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