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North Dakota Man gets 4-month sentence for drug charge after fire
A 29-year-old Bismarck, North Dakota man who survived an apartment fire that left his 3-month-old son in critical condition was sentenced Tuesday to 110 days in jail for what North Dakota investigators found inside.
Jerry Burshek and his wife, Latonya Smith, 25, were charged with possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia and using drugs in the presence of their two children. North Dakota Law enforcement agents found a light bulb, apparently used to take meth, in a garbage can in the couple's 825 N. 26th St. No. 2 apartment while investigating the possible arson.
Bismarck, North Dakota police said they suspect the fire was intentionally set but are still waiting for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' evaluation of evidence collected from the scene. Other residents of the apartment complex said at the time of the incident that the fire was caused by something thrown into the basement apartment through a ground-level window.
Smith, Burshek and their two children were reportedly sleeping when the fire began. The couple and their 2-year-old son were taken to a local North Dakota hospital where some were treated for minor burns and released.
The 3-month-old, who was sleeping in the room where the fire originated, was taken by air ambulance to an out-of-state burn center. A police investigator and a North Dakota state prosecutor said earlier this month that they were uncertain of the infant's condition, but he and his 2-year-old brother are in the custody of Burleigh County, North Dakota Social Services and have been placed.
Burshek pleaded guilty in June to possession of meth paraphernalia and two counts of child abuse and neglect. He was sentenced to 18 months with all but 110 days suspended, Burleigh County, North Dakota Assistant State's Attorney Cynthia Feland said. Burshek was released from jail Tuesday after receiving credit for the 110 days he's already served.
Smith pleaded innocent to charges July 14, and her two-day jury trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 24.
A 29-year-old Bismarck, North Dakota man who survived an apartment fire that left his 3-month-old son in critical condition was sentenced Tuesday to 110 days in jail for what North Dakota investigators found inside.
Jerry Burshek and his wife, Latonya Smith, 25, were charged with possession of methamphetamine paraphernalia and using drugs in the presence of their two children. North Dakota Law enforcement agents found a light bulb, apparently used to take meth, in a garbage can in the couple's 825 N. 26th St. No. 2 apartment while investigating the possible arson.
Bismarck, North Dakota police said they suspect the fire was intentionally set but are still waiting for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms' evaluation of evidence collected from the scene. Other residents of the apartment complex said at the time of the incident that the fire was caused by something thrown into the basement apartment through a ground-level window.
Smith, Burshek and their two children were reportedly sleeping when the fire began. The couple and their 2-year-old son were taken to a local North Dakota hospital where some were treated for minor burns and released.
The 3-month-old, who was sleeping in the room where the fire originated, was taken by air ambulance to an out-of-state burn center. A police investigator and a North Dakota state prosecutor said earlier this month that they were uncertain of the infant's condition, but he and his 2-year-old brother are in the custody of Burleigh County, North Dakota Social Services and have been placed.
Burshek pleaded guilty in June to possession of meth paraphernalia and two counts of child abuse and neglect. He was sentenced to 18 months with all but 110 days suspended, Burleigh County, North Dakota Assistant State's Attorney Cynthia Feland said. Burshek was released from jail Tuesday after receiving credit for the 110 days he's already served.
Smith pleaded innocent to charges July 14, and her two-day jury trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 24.
