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Glass Bar Owner Pleads Guilty

Glass Bar Owner Pleads Guilty - Tuesday, June 8, 2010 at 04:08AM EST

Reported by: Eyewitness News
Tuesday June 08 2010

KINGSTON, LUZERNE COUNTY- A bar owner admits he set his own business on fire. Leo Yerashunas pleaded guilty Monday to setting his business, 'The Glass Bar, on fire.

The confession came as jury selection was about to begin in his trial. The fire happened in October 2008. Police said surveillance video from a neighboring Edwardsville bar lead to his arrest. Prosecutors say he did it for insurance money.