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Man who burned down Dairy Queen and stabbed wife sentenced to 15 years in prison

Posted 6/26/19

Cody Horrocks was sentenced Tuesday by Judge Jerome Richards to the prison term, plus five years of post-release supervision and was ordered to pay over $400,000 in restitution, fines, fees and …

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Man who burned down Dairy Queen and stabbed wife sentenced to 15 years in prison

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Cody Horrocks was sentenced Tuesday by Judge Jerome Richards to the prison term, plus five years of post-release supervision and was ordered to pay over $400,000 in restitution, fines, fees and surcharges.

The Dairy Queen at 51 Gouverneur St. was heavily damaged in the fire, which was reported to Canton Fire and Rescue at about 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 5, 2018.

The structure was declared a total loss after about 10 hours of effort by Canton volunteers and others from several area departments.

No one was injured in the blaze.

In the incident for which Horrocks was convicted of stabbing his wife, she was taken to Upstate Medical Center in Syracuse “due to the severity of her injuries” to her face and neck, state police said at the time of the incident.

She was first transported to Canton-Potsdam Hospital and later, due to the severity of her injuries, transferred via LifeNet to Syracuse, where she was last reported in stable condition.

At about 7:48 a.m. Friday, Jan. 11, state police responded to 685 County Route 38 , the Plum Brook Road , for a report of the assault.

“Sentences such as this are necessary to keep our community safe. This sentence protects our county and the brave survivor of this assault from further unprovoked acts of violence by the defendant. It addresses the injustice of burning down a local institution in Dairy Queen that provided livelihood to the owners, staff, and suppliers that they depended on, and which the community enjoyed for many years," District Attorney Gary Pasqua said in a prepared statement.

Pasqua in the news release also said that he “appreciates the courage of first responders and law enforcement that provided unwavering and selfless service with respect to the arson and the assault. They put themselves in harm’s way, identified the defendant as the perpetrator of these acts, and allowed for swift prosecution.”