Overview
- Harrison Jones, 22, pleaded no contest to six counts of attempted homicide and two counts of aggravated animal cruelty, and he pleaded guilty to arson and risking catastrophe.
- Common Pleas Judge Matthew D. Weintraub imposed a 20–40 year state prison term and ordered more than $500,000 in restitution to the Zalenski family.
- Prosecutors said Jones drove over 700 miles from Rockford, Michigan, to target his ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend, Alex Zalenski, before setting the fire around 5 a.m.
- The blaze destroyed the Bensalem home, trapped six people who escaped by jumping from second-story windows, and killed the family’s dogs, Jett and Trey.
- Victims described lasting trauma, including Stacy Zalenski jumping from a window while in cancer treatment, Andrew Zalenski’s hospitalization for severe smoke inhalation, and Alex Zalenski withdrawing from college.