SPARTA, Wis. – A teenager playing with a cigarette lighter in the fabric section at the Sparta Walmart and causing a $7.6 million damage is going to jail. Emma Smith, 18, was sentenced to 60 days plus eight years probation. Smith pleaded guilty to two arson-related charges. Two other charges were dismissed through plea-bargaining. About the jail term: Smth will be released to work a day job but must spend nights in a Monroe County jail cell. No, her day job isn’t at Walmart.
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