PONTIAC, Mich. (WKRC) – A man was sentenced to prison after he lit a sleeping man on fire and let him suffer for 12 hours without calling emergency services, leaving the victim with severe burns and epilepsy.
Adrian Trimble reportedly fell asleep at a home belonging to Joseph Green on February 5, 2025, according to local outlet WJBK and a GoFundMe campaign. Trimble said during Green’s trial that he believed he was going over to a friend’s house, and did not expect Green to hurt him.
As Trimble slept, Green repeatedly lit pieces of paper towel on fire and threw them at his sleeping friend, which Trimble said he just brushed off during a victim impact statement at Green’s trial…