Man charged in east Ottawa explosion pleads guilty, sentenced to five years in prison
Posted Aug 31, 2023 01:12:53 PM.
Last Updated Aug 31, 2023 04:56:02 PM.
An Ottawa man pleaded guilty to several charges on Aug. 31 for his role in an explosion in a residential neighbourhood that destroyed several homes and injured a dozen people.
Kody Troy Crosby, 35, admitted today to breaking and entering, causing an explosion and causing bodily harm to three people.
An Ottawa courtroom heard that Crosby knew there was a risk of an explosion when he stole two water heaters from two homes under construction and left a natural gas line open.
Court heard that he stole water heaters from two homes that were under construction in Orleans, leaving a natural gas line open.
The Crown and defence agreed to a five-year sentence, including four years for the arson-related charges and one year for the break-and-enter charge, with credit for the six months he has already been in jail.
People in the east end of Ottawa woke up to a massive boom on Feb. 13 as a ball of fire rose into the air.
The blast sent six people to the hospital, destroyed four homes under construction in the newly built Avalon Vista community in Orleans and damaged many others.
