Idaho Briefs October 19, 2014

Police: Man set fire to houses, parked nearby

OROFINO- A 53-year-old Orofino man faces arson charges after police said he set fire to two houses and waited in his car near the scene.

No one was injured in the fire, and the dollar amount of damage was not yet available.

Douglas D. Bonaparte appeared before Magistrate Randall W. Robinson on Friday and bond was set at $75,000. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing Oct. 29.

The houses were fully engulfed in flames on Thursday when deputies arrived at the homes.

Convicted murderer seeks new trial

POCATELLO - The lawyer for a man convicted of killing his classmate, Cassie Jo Stoddart, is asking a judge for a new trial.

Torey Adamcik's lawyer said he should be given a new trial or a new sentence. Dennis Benjamin said Adamcik's defense team was ineffective and the sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole is cruel and unusual punishment.

-The Associated Press