David Michael Crawford, 74, of Ellicott City, pleaded guilty Friday, Feb. 13, in Montgomery County Circuit Court to two counts of first-degree arson and one count of second-degree arson.
Judge James Bonifant sentenced Crawford to 55 years in prison, to run concurrent with a sentence he is already serving for convictions in Howard County.
Prosecutors said the Montgomery County charges stem from three house fires in Clarksburg in 2016, 2017, and 2020, at homes owned by family members of Crawford…