ST. LOUIS — A man committed arson twice, and now a judge has sentenced him to five years in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
On July 15, 2022, 52-year-old Vaely Berry threw a gasoline-filled bottle on the roof of a supermarket and grill in St. Louis' Walnut Park West Neighborhood. The fire he ignited damaged the roof, the press release said.
Then on Dec. 8, 2022, Berry threw a gasoline-filled aluminum bottle on the roof of another store in the Baden Neighborhood damaging the roof again, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
Berry is a convicted felon barred from possessing a firearm but a revolver and a shotgun were recovered inside of Berry's home during the investigation of the fires, according to a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Berry pled guilty in the U.S. District Court to two arson charges and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, the press release said.
