Rockland’s District Attorney finally has spoken out following the plea deal made nearly two weeks ago in the fatal Spring Valley Adult home fire that killed two people, including a village volunteer firefighter. Late Friday afternoon, just as the long holiday weekend was set to begin, D-A Tom Walsh’s office posted links to various documents related to the case, including Investigation Reports from the New York State Office of Fire Prevention and Control, and the Department of Public Service, and the court transcript from the day the plea was accepted. In the post, the D-A’s office said any public comments would be inappropriate as the case is not yet over. The two defendants, 72 year-old Nathaniel Sommer and 29 year-old Aaron Sommer are scheduled to be sentenced September 20th. The majority of the callers to “The Morning Show” since the plea was made have been outraged at the light sentence the Sommers’ are being promised, five years’ probation for Nathaniel on two counts of second-degree manslaughter and three years for Aaron on second-degree reckless endangerment. On Friday, before the documents were released, “Rich” told “The Morning Show” he’s disappointed the D-A is running unopposed for re-election this year…
The Sommers admitted to Judge Kevin Russo to using a blowtorch and coals to prepare the kitchen of the Evergreen Court Adult Home for Passover, causing the blaze that killed 35 year-old volunteer Spring Valley firefighter Jared Lloyd and resident Oliver Hueston in March 2021. We have a link to the D-A’s Facebook post in this news article on our website.