Sudbury man sentenced in arson attack that killed three

A Sudbury man has been sentenced Tuesday for his role in a Bruce Avenue fire in 2021 that killed three people.

A Sudbury man has been sentenced Tuesday for his role in a Bruce Avenue fire in 2021 that killed three people.

Jared Herrick has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after pleading guilty late last year to three counts of manslaughter and one count of arson causing bodily harm in connection with the deaths.

Herrick is the third of five men charged to be sentenced for his role in the arson, which took place on Bruce Avenue on April 11, 2021.

Three people died as a result -- Jamie-Lynn Lori-Lee Rose, Jasmine Marie-Claire Somers and Guy Armand Henri. A fourth was badly injured but managed to escape by jumping out of a window.

The families of the victims gave heart-wrenching victim impact statements at a hearing in July.

In a July sentencing hearing, Crown attorney David Kirk asked for Herrick to be given an 18-year prison sentence and defence attorney Len Walker argued for 13 years.