Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
JESSICA CARLI tearfully makes a statement in Iron County Court Wednesday during her sentencing hearing. Judge Patrick Madden, right, sentenced Carli to four years in prison and four years probation for her role in covering up the 2016 murder-arson at the Bear Trap Inn in Saxon.
By RICHARD JENKINS
HURLEY - A Saxon woman is headed to prison after Iron County Judge Patrick Madden decided Wednesday her role in the 2016 murder-arson at the Bear Trap Inn was serious enough to exceed the prosecution's recommendation of jail time and probation.
Jessica M. Carli, 42, was sentenced to four years in prison and another four years of extended supervision for her role in helping her then-boyfriend cover up the crime.
"Ms. Carli, in her statement, indicates she's made bad choices; those choices resulted in the death of an innocent person and the absolute...
