Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

More restitution ordered in Bear Trap murder-arson

By RALPH ANSAMI

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HURLEY — Additional restitution was set Wednesday afternoon in Iron County Court for Donald Rick, who was convicted of murder in the fire that destroyed the Bear Trap Inn in Saxon.

Rick was previously sentenced to a mandatory life sentence by Judge Patrick Madden in the stabbing death of Lisa Waldros, of Kimball.

On Wednesday, additional restitution of $30,000 from Rick was approved for Theresa Henning, sister of Lisa Waldros and owner of the Bear Trap.

Rick, 45, pleaded guilty to killing Waldros while robbing the Bear Trap and setting fire to t...