Former Iowa firefighter sentenced on arson charges
July 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson
GRUNDY CENTER, Iowa [KCCI-TV] — A former Grundy Center firefighter accused of setting a string of fires will spend decades in prison.
This week, Kendall Rhoades was sentenced to 25 years in prison. According to prosecutors, Rhoades would start a fire and then respond to it with the fire department.
Rhoades pleaded guilty to two counts of arson, which carries a 20-year sentence. He received five more years for an unrelated domestic abuse case. Rhoades was on probation for that case at the time of the fires.