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Man who lit Virginia councilman on fire sentenced to 40 years in prison

By David Zimmermann
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The man who set a local Virginia politician on fire last summer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison.

Circuit Judge James Reynolds handed down the sentence to Shotsie Buck-Hayes on Thursday as Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler and his family watched the court hearing.

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