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Woman set home on fire using bag of Takis chips

  • A judge sentenced Patricia Williams to 12 years in prison for using Takis tortilla chips to set fire to a Springfield home with three people inside it.
  • Patricia Williams, 44, pleaded guilty to first-degree arson for sparking the house fire on August 11, 2023.
  • Investigators say Williams admitted to using the spicy snack to start the fire, knowing it would combust due to its high grease content.
  • The cooperation between agencies was critical to the outcome of this case, said Fire Marshal Travis Morrissey.
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Missouri Woman Used Takis Tortilla Chips to Set House on Fire With People Inside

A Missouri woman has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison after she used Takis tortilla chips to set a house on fire with people inside.

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Woman set home on fire using bag of Takis chips

A Missouri woman who used gasoline and tortilla chips to set a house on fire was sentenced to 12 years in prison.

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Judge sentences woman for setting fire to Springfield home using Takis tortilla chips

Patricia Williams, 44, pleaded guilty to first-degree arson for sparking the house fire in the 2300 block of North Weller Avenue on August 11, 2023.

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Nixa woman sentenced to prison for using 'spicy snack' to set house on fire - Springfield Daily Citizen

Patricia Williams, 44, was sentenced to 12 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to first-degree arson. The post Nixa woman sentenced to prison for using ‘spicy snack’ to set house on fire appeared first on Springfield Daily Citizen.

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Springfield Daily Citizen broke the news in on Thursday, January 16, 2025.
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