Woman gets probation for burning down The Senator

Published June 5, 2014 1:23am ET



SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida woman accused of setting a fire that burned down what was believed to be the world’s oldest cypress tree has been sentenced five years of probation.

Sara Barnes entered a plea Wednesday in Seminole County court. The judge adjudicated the 26-year-old woman guilty of unlawful burning of lands, possession of methamphetamine and possession of drug paraphernalia. A suspended 30-month prison sentence will go into effect if she violates her probation.

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