Steven Sean Sorenson, 49, has been sentenced to 18 more months in jail and three years of probation for setting fire to two Kingsway restaurants, Jang Mo Jib and Sushi Oyama, in 2020.
A homeless man who set fire to two Burnaby restaurants – one of them twice – has been sentenced to 18 more months in jail and three years of probation.
A jury found Steven Sean Sorenson, 49, guilty in November of setting fire to Korean restaurant Jang Mo Jib and Sushi Oyama on April 11, 2020.Combined, the three fires wreaked $571,234 in loss and damages, according to information presented at a sentencing hearing.A pre-sentencing report provided the only clues to Sorenson’s motives.
“He was homeless, frustrated, overwhelmed,” said Crown prosecutor Phillip Sebellin, citing a section of the report. “He indicates he did not know how to cope with his circumstances and wanted to teach somebody a lesson … He recognizes his actions were extreme.”After time-and-a-half credit for time he’s already served, Sorenson was sentenced on April 21 to 18 more months in jail and three years of probation.
Arson investigators gathered and reviewed hundreds of hours of surveillance video to identify a suspect, according to a Burnaby RCMP news release. “This sentencing is the conclusion of a difficult and painstaking investigation…,”said RCMP Sgt. Aly Mohan in the release. “Throughout this investigation, our officers remained dedicated to identifying and locating a suspect and gathering sufficient evidence to secure charges.”
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