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Man Pleads Guilty to Fatal Arson That Killed Senegalese Family

Kevin Bui, 20, admits to setting the 2020 fire that resulted in five deaths, including two children, as part of a plea deal reducing his charges.

  • Kevin Bui pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder and faces up to 60 years in prison.
  • The fire was started as misplaced revenge for a stolen iPhone wrongly tracked to the victims' home.
  • Bui was the last of three teenagers involved in the crime to enter a guilty plea.
  • The other two accomplices received sentences of 10 and 40 years for their roles in the arson.
  • The case involved a controversial search warrant that was upheld by the Colorado Supreme Court.
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