[fullwidth background_color=”” background_image=”” background_parallax=”none” enable_mobile=”no” parallax_speed=”0.3″ background_repeat=”no-repeat” background_position=”left top” video_url=”” video_aspect_ratio=”16:9″ video_webm=”” video_mp4=”” video_ogv=”” video_preview_image=”” overlay_color=”” overlay_opacity=”0.5″ video_mute=”yes” video_loop=”yes” fade=”no” border_size=”0px” border_color=”” border_style=”” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″ padding_left=”0″ padding_right=”0″ hundred_percent=”no” equal_height_columns=”no” hide_on_mobile=”no” menu_anchor=”” class=”” id=””][title size=”1″ content_align=”left” style_type=”underline solid” sep_color=”#020202″ margin_top=”” margin_bottom=”” class=”” id=””]Sentencing for Tami Jo Pendegayosh of Brainerd set for February 29th for burning down a house[/title][fusion_text]Wednesday, January 6th 2016
Sentencing was scheduled for a Brainerd woman accused of burning down a house she rented during the summer of 2014 in Brainerd. 33-year old Tami Jo Pendegayosh will be sentenced February 29th at 9:00am in Crow Wing County District Court. Pendegayosh was charged September 30th, 2014 with two counts of first-degree arson of a dwelling. Each felony carries a maximum 20-year sentence and/or a $20,000 fine. On October 22nd, 2015 her attorney entered an Alford guilty plea to one count of first-degree arson. An Alford Plea allows a defendant to maintain innocence while acknowledging evidence is sufficient to support a jury’s determination of guilt. The Alford Plea was filed after the court conducted mental evaluations to determine if Pendegayosh would be competent to proceed in her criminal case. Pendegayosh underwent a Rule 20.01 competency proceeding and Rule 20.02 mental examination as she suffers from a number of mental and neurological disorders.
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