Chicago Halloween crime: Mario Munoz pleads guilty, sentenced in an arson investigation involving decorations in 2023
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CHICAGO (WLS) — A Chicago man head pleaded guilty to arson involving Halloween decorations, according to court documents.

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Mario Munoz was arrested in October 2023.

He was charged with a felony count of arson, causing over $150 in damage, and a misdemeanor count of criminal damage to property less than $500.

Nearly two years later, Munoz pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated arson.

A judge sentenced him to six years at IDOC to be served at 85%. He will receive credit for the 645 days already served.

Munoz received an additional year on an unrelated count of resisting an officer.

The video in the player above is from a previous report.

RELATED: More Halloween decorations set on fire in Lincoln Square: Ring doorbell video

A Ring camera reportedly recorded Munoz decapitating inflatable Halloween decorations in front of a residence on Maplewood Avenue, as noted in a police report.

Police informed residents of the North Side that an individual had been setting fire to Halloween decorations on porches and trash cans at street corners.

No injuries were been reported in any of the fires.

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