Woman pleads guilty to setting fire to Paterson building
By Jonathan Greene
Published: April 27, 2021
A woman pleaded guilty on Monday to setting fire to a building on Pearl Street, according to the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.
Erin Micco, 29-year-old, pleaded guilty to second-degree aggravated arson before Passaic County judge Joseph Portelli.
Micco was arrested and charged in connection with the two-alarm fire that began at 13 Pearl Street at around 8:41 a.m. on November 17, 2020.
She allegedly set fire to the vacant building. She used a lighter to set fire to garbage to light the building on fire.
Fire damaged the residence at 15 Pearl Street, but did not cause displacement of residents.
No one was injured in the blaze.
Micco could face a maximum of 10 years in prison. She is scheduled to be sentenced on May 14.