Teen arsonist goes to prison

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A 17-year-old Oconto Falls boy will spend just over four years in prison for starting a fire that caused $2 million in damage to a Catholic grade school. Vincent Enneper was sentenced Sept. 20 for the February 21st blaze that heavily damaged Saint Anthony School in Oconto Falls.

Enneper was given a five-year term but was credited for the time he spent in jail while his case went through the courts. He must also spend 10 years under extended supervision when he’s no longer behind bars.

Enneper told investigators that he entered the building to look around – but he started fires because he got bored, and one of them got out of control. As a result of the blaze, 50 students were moved to another church, and the school is using a series of trailers this fall while a new facility is being planned.

In June, Enneper pleaded no contest to arson. Charges of burglary and a previous attempted arson at the school in 2006 were both dropped.

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