An East Flatbush man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for starting a fire that spread from his apartment to two others in the building, causing injuries including bone fractures, smoke inhalation and burns.
“This senseless early morning attack endangered numerous children and adults, leading to some life-threatening injuries," Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said. "Thankfully, the victims have recovered. Today’s sentence holds the defendant accountable for his criminal actions.”
The defendant is Sedgrick Jacob, 32, of East Flatbush, Brooklyn. He was sentenced today to 10 years in prison. The defendant pleaded guilty to first-degree attempted arson on Oct. 3, 2023.
According to the investigation, on May 25, 2021, at approximately 4:48am, at 255 East 95th Street in East Flatbush, Brooklyn the defendant set fire to a mattress in his first-floor apartment, then fled the scene.
The fire, which spread across the two-story building with two apartments on each floor, rendered the fire staircase to the main door unusable causing two of the seven family members inside of the apartment to suffer fractures after jumping from a window. Other family in the apartment included a woman who suffered severe smoke inhalation and was intubated.
A 49-year-old man and three children ages 3, 7 and 11, escaped from the second floor with the aid of passersby and responding firefighters. They suffered smoke inhalation and minor burns.
Another tenant, a 36-year-old man, was trapped in his first-floor apartment and was unable to escape. He suffered burns to his feet and heavy smoke inhalation, causing him to be intubated. One of the firefighters who responded to the scene suffered burns and was hospitalized.
