PHOENIX — An Arizona man has been sentenced to more than 30 years in prison for a 2020 murder and arson in which the victims were attacked with a baseball bat, according to the United State Attorney's Office.
Alberto Toddy, 35, was sentenced to 365 months in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to the charges of second-degree murder and arson related to an incident in Chinle on April 17, 2020.
Authorities said Toddy attacked two people with a baseball bat at one of the victim's homes. Toddy then set the home on fire. One of the victims was unconscious following the attack and died in the fire, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
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