Man convicted of arson and first-degree animal torture/killing

Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido has announced that 30-year-old Jesse Humphrey was convicted by a jury on all charges related to him starting a fire at his girlfriend’s home in Warren in September 2024, destroying the home and killing her two cats.

His girlfriend was not home at the time, but he knew that her cats were in the building when he set it on fire.

After a five-day trial, a jury on Wednesday convicted Humphrey on the following charges:

• Two counts of Second-Degree Arson, each a 20-year felony

• Two counts of Animals – Killing/Torturing – First Degree, each a 10-year felony

Humphrey remains jail awaiting his sentencing on December 4.

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