Woman pleads guilty to Armstrong arson charges

A woman accused of setting a string of fires in the Armstrong area during the spring of 2018 entered guilty pleas in B.C. Supreme Court in Vernon Monday on what was supposed to be her first day of trial.

Colette Leneveu, born in 1958, entered guilty pleas for four of the seven counts of arson charges she faced.

“She understands and is admitting the essential elements of these offences,” defence counsel Glen Verdurmen said prior to sentencing.

The fires took place in March 2018 in the Armstrong area. The fires damaged three properties on Warner Avenue on March 8 and March 9. Another property was damaged on March 12 at 3085 Okanagan Street.