“The incident will cost Dennis Dickey $220,000 in restitution after he pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to a misdemeanor charge of causing a fire without a permit.”
$220,000 on a misdemeanor charge. Not exactly a slap on the wrist.
Thats because he plea bargained down to a misdemeanor charge, but the fine was kept proportiinate to the original charges given the damage and recklessness of the facts of his case.