A Loudoun County jury has found former propane service technician Roger Bentley guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the February 2024 home explosion that killed volunteer firefighter Trevor Brown.
Bentley was working for Southern States Cooperative when he traveled to the home on Silver Ridge Drive in Sterling. Another technician had smelled propane while partially filling the underground propane tank used to heat a pool.
Prosecutors told jurors in closing arguments Bentley’s “actions and failures to act” caused the Feb. 16, 2024, explosion that killed Brown and injured 14 others…