Jerel Jay Wilson, a 29-year-old Union City, Georgia man, has been slapped with 20 years in prison after setting fire to the car and home of a woman who rejected his unwanted advances.
Recently, a Cobb County jury found Wilson guilty of simple battery and first- and second-degree arson in the attacks, which began Sept. 11, 2018. Prosecutors say On September 11, 2018, Wilson broke into the woman’s apartment, stole her television then set fire to her bedroom, destroying her entire apartment. Weeks later, the woman accidentally dialed Wilson as she was driving a friend to the InTown Suites on Highlands Parkway. Subsequently, Wilson tracked her down and attacked her, then set her car on fire.
Man Gets 20 Years for Setting Fire to Woman s Home After She Rejected Him
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According to reports, a Georgia man is facing 20 years in prison for setting a woman s home and car on fire after she rejected his advances.
Jerel Jay Wilson, 29, was found guilty Monday on all counts of arson in the first degree, arson in the second degree, and simple battery. Wilson was arrested back in 2018 for his Sept 11 attack on the woman: First, Wilson broke into the woman s apartment and set fire to her bedroom, and physically attacked her as she exited the burning home. The second attack occurred in a hotel parking lot where Wilson found the woman. He again physically assaulted the woman and set her car on fire.
Man faces prison for burning home, car of woman who rejected him
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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(Photo: Cobb County District Attorney s Office)
SMYRNA, Ga. - A Union City man faces 20 years in prison and 10 years probation after he was found guilty of setting fire to a woman s bedroom and car in a jealous rage.
A spokesperson for the Cobb District Attorney s Office said 29-year-old Jerel Jay Wilson committed arson in 2018 incidents separated by a few weeks.
Prosecutors said Wilson first broke into a woman s home after he d been texting her about her new boyfriend and set fire to her bedroom. Several weeks later, prosecutors said Wilson attacked the woman in a hotel parking lot and set her car on fire when he found out she was driving a man to a Smyrna hotel.