A Clayton man that plead guilty to trying to convince a man to burn down his restaurant will not head to prison.
Adams County Circuit Court Judge Scott Walden sentenced John Gotway, 70, to 18 months probation on one count of solicitation of arson.
Police arrested Gotway in December on insurance fraud charges.
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The Adams County Sheriff’s office says he planned to pay another person to burn down his restaurant, John’s Café, in Clayton.
The court dropped an insurance fraud charge as part of the deal, according to court records.
