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Convicted murderer pleads guilty to arson

(WBRE/WYOU)— A Luzerne County man already doing time for murder and other charges has pleaded guilty to arson in Carbon County.

According to a release from Weatherly Police Department Roberto Torner entered a guilty plea to a 2016 fire of his own home, just days before the trial.

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Several people who lived in the neighboring homes barely escaped the flames.

Torner is serving life in prison for the 2015 shooting death of 63-year-old Jose Herran in Foster Township.