MARQUETTE, MI (AP)-- It took two-and-a-half hours for a jury to return a guilty verdict for a Forsyth Township man on trial for setting a fire that killed his girlfriend.
Closing arguments in the trial of Steven Zintman, 46, were presented Thursday morning. The defense said Zintman’s alcoholism affected his memory and caused his story of what happened to vary. The prosecution talked about Zintman’s history of domestic violence.
The fire killed Sally Plume, who was his girlfriend at the time.
Zintman was found guilty of felony murder and first-degree arson following four days of trial. He faces life in prison without the possibility of parole.
A sentencing date has not yet been set.
