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Houston Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Prison for Arson of Rival Business

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Turkey Leg Hut co-founder Lynn Price pleaded guilty to coordinating a 2020 arson attack on Houston rival Bar 5015, and a judge sentenced him to nine years in federal prison.

Price paid four men to torch former business partner Steve Rogers' bar amid an escalating feud; the fire and explosion caused roughly $75,000 in damage but injured no one.

"I am truly sorry," Price told the court as he requested five years, while prosecutors sought the 20-year maximum, citing his criminal record.

The owner of a since-shuttered restaurant in Houston called the Turkey Leg Hut has been sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading guilty to coordinating an arson attack on Bar 5015, a rival business nearby.

As reported by the Houston Chronicle , 44-year-old Lynn Price, who was best known as the co-founder of The Turkey Leg Hut, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Friday (October 30) on conspiring to commit arson charges.

Before he was sentenced, Price apologized and asked the judge to consider…

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