Dwight Burton

A Johnson City man has been convicted of murder and arson in connection with a blaze that killed two young boys in the village.

A verdict could come as early as June 29 in the case of a Johnson City man accused of setting a revenge arson fire at an apartment house on Floral Avenue in 2015 that killed 4 and 3 year old brothers.

A 39-year-old man accused of setting a fire that killed two young boys and critically injured two women has turned down what was described by prosecutors as a final plea deal.