An Elma man who murdered his house guest, then set his own house on fire will likely be spending much of the rest of his life in prison.
Jacob Eveland, 37, was sentenced to 50 years Monday for the killing of Roy Jones.
The 47-year-old Jones had been house-sitting for Eveland while Eveland served a 30-day jail term for domestic violence assault. Then on May 31, 2016, soon after Eveland was released from jail, firefighters were called to his home in the 100 block of Hicklin Road for reports it was on fire.