Thomas Smith II PC: Fox 11 Online
GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Thomas Smith was convicted Tuesday in connection with a series of fires. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 3, court records show.
Smith, 60, pleaded no contest to three counts of arson of a building, possession of burglarious tools, and other charges for fires in March and May of 2021.
Among the incidents cited in the criminal complaints:
- A March 18 fire at Lok-Safe Storage
- A May 5 fire at S&B Trailer Sales, Suamico, where four trailers were damaged
- A May 5 fire at Joe Schmit Motors, Little Suamico, where three vehicles were damaged
- A May 5 fire in Suamico, where an ice shanty was damaged
- A May 6 fire at Peters Concrete, where a camper and trailer were damaged
- A July 19, 2020, vehicle fire in Green Bay
Smith gave a statement to police, admitting to setting multiple fires, and recounting his steps. Smith also is a suspect in the theft of mail, and mail belonging to others was found in his vehicle, the complaint states.
“I feel bad about these fires and I am sorry about that. I knew that stealing and setting the fires was the wrong and illegal thing to do,” his statement says.
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