A Grove City man was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Columbus to house arrest for 18 months for his involvement in the illegal dumping of hazardous chemical waste at apartment complexes around the Columbus area.
Khaled Ebrigit, 54,also will have to pay $70,000 in cleanup and other costs and fines after earlier pleading guilty in U.S. District Court in Columbus to counts of conspiracy, transporting hazardous waste and disposal without a permit.
U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus Jr. announced the sentence Thursday morning, with Ebrigit appearing via video conferencing because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Speaking through an interpreter, Ebrigit apologized and promised not to break any other laws in the future.