A romantic trio from Vermont has pleaded guilty to arson charges after attempting insurance fraud.
Ralph Brown, Jr., 41, of Bennington, pleaded guilty to second degree arson for torching the house in which he, his wife, and her boyfriend lived in. The state agreed to reduce a first degree arson charge Brown faced and drop additional charges of first degree arson, insurance fraud, conspiracy and second degree aggravated domestic assault.
The insurance money collected, Brown told police, was to go toward a medical procedure that would allow his wife to become pregnant.
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