Corry woman sentenced to probation in 2011 arson
A Corry woman accused of trying to kill herself and her adult son by setting fire to her house has been sentenced to 10 years of probation and ordered to pay costs and restitution in the 2011 incident.
Eve Shreve, 48, faced a maximum sentence of 22 years in prison and a $30,000 fine for pleading guilty in early March to charges of arson and recklessly endangering another person. But Erie County Judge John Garhart cited Shreve’s “exemplary life,” and the mental health issue that led her to try and take her own life, in not ordering jail time in the case.
“This is entirely due to a mental health matter that overwhelms her like a wave,” Garhart said at sentencing this morning.
The judge required as part of Shreve’s sentence that she continue to undergo mental-health treatment.
Corry police accused Shreve of using a foreclosure notice to set fire to her home at 52 Marion St. on March 18, 2011, endangering herself, her son and three firefighters who put out the fire.
Shreve was found unresponsive in a first-floor bedroom of the house.
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