Theophil James Braa | Tacoma Daily Index

Last year, Crime Stoppers of Tacoma / Pierce County offered a $1,000 reward leading to the arrest of a serial arsonist at the Winthrop apartment building in downtown Tacoma. (IMAGE COURTESY CRIME STOPPERS TACOMA / PIERCE COUNTY)

7-year prison sentence for Winthrop arsonist

by Todd Matthews • April 23, 2010 12:00 am

A man who pleaded guilty in January to intentionally setting a series of fires last year inside the Winthrop apartment…

According to Tacoma Police, the Pierce County Prosecutor's Office, and Winthrop residents, between Aug. 16 and Sept. 2, eight fires were intentionally set in different areas of the Winthrop, an 85-year-old, 12-story former historic hotel downtown. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)

Accused Winthrop arsonist pleads guilty

by Todd Matthews • February 2, 2010 12:00 am

A man Tacoma police and Pierce County prosecutors allege intentionally set a series of fires last year inside the Winthrop…