Hillsdale man pleads out in Briner Oil arson
Hillsdale Daily News
HILLSDALE A former employee of Briner Oil in Jonesville was before the judge Monday afternoon to plead no contest to a single count of third-degree arson.
Douglas Michael Jones, 50, entered the no contest plea instead of a guilty plea with concerns over civil liability.
Judge Sara Lisznyai read excerpts from a police report in the arson investigation which showed that on Sept. 10, 2020, authorities began investigating the fire as a possible arson at the request of the Jonesville Fire Department.
During the investigation, Briner Oil staff noticed a computer tower was missing from the establishment.