A former Chandler firefighter, Eric Donald Jones, has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for setting fire to a former girlfriend’s home.
Jones was found guilty of five counts: arson of an occupied structure, a class 2 dangerous felony; endangerment, a class 6 dangerous felony; misconduct involving weapons, a class 4 felony; criminal damage, a class 4 felony; and assault, a class 3 misdemeanor.
During the early morning hours of April 18, 2021, Jones went to an ex-girlfriend’s house and poured gasoline on the outside of the home while a 15-year-old child was alone inside. He then used a Molotov to start the house on fire. An hour prior, Jones had assaulted the ex-girlfriend at a nearby business. There was extensive damage in the garage and smoke damage inside the house. The 15-year-old was able to get out of the home before the fire reached him.