INDEPENDENCE, Iowa (AP) - A man who was found guilty earlier this year of setting a fire that injured his wife and her uncle at his eastern Iowa home has been sentenced to 50 years in prison.
A jury convicted Shane Heins, 45, in January of arson and two counts of attempted murder. Before the trial, he pleaded plea to misdemeanor domestic assault for shoving his stepdaughter at the home.
Investigators said Heins set the fire March 2, 2019, in Independence in an effort to kill his wife, Christina Heins, and her uncle, Nick Necker. Both were taken for treatment to University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics in Iowa City.
A witness reported seeing Shane Heins throwing items and furniture around the home and pouring gasoline around the wooden steps between the house and garage.
Heins must serve at least 35 years of his sentence before he is eligible for parole.
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