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Hillsboro Arsonist Pleads Guilty To Manslaughter

(Hillsboro, OR) -- The suspect arrested for arson in the January 2022 fire at Hillsboro's Weil Arcade has pled guilty to a number of crimes in the case. According to court documents, Roel Leon, whose true name is Rose Sylvia Sunrise, was facing a second degree murder charge after the body of 40-year-old Ronald Knapp was found in the burned-out building. Leon has pled guilty to manslaughter, arson, and criminal mischief.

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