Woman sentenced for East Side arson

October 24, 2007 at 5:48p.m.

YOUNGSTOWN — An arsonist who torched the East Side house she rented after she received an eviction notice has received a two-year prison sentence.

Judge John M. Durkin of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court sent Rose Muldrow-Starkey, 52, to the Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville on Tuesday in the June 5 fire at 118 Ayers St.

Muldrow-Starkey had pleaded guilty as charged Aug. 24 to aggravated arson. She’ll get credit for the 141 days she has been jailed awaiting court action in this case. Firefighters estimated damage from the 12:30 a.m. blaze at $9,000.