A St. Louis man has been placed on two years of unsupervised probation after pleading guilty to an amended charged in connection with setting a fire at Lincoln University in December 2014.
Michael Jones, 20, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor second-degree property damage. As part of his probation, he was ordered to serve two days of shock detention in the Cole County Jail.
Jones was originally charged with one count of second-degree arson for setting a fire at Tull Hall.
Court documents show the fire was on the second floor and investigators found ash from burned paper and damage to a wall next to the elevator.
A video surveillance camera showed Jones with a lighter next to the paper and elevator.
When interviewed, Jones admitted to lighting a piece of paper on the wall and threw the lighter away between Foster and Allen halls.
There were about 50 students living in Tull Hall at the time the fire occurred.