Plea negotiations continue for Goshen arson suspect

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Fire damaged Goshen's Oakridge Park pavilion earlier this year. Authorities determined the blaze was arson. THE GOSHEN NEWS
Nicholas Lynch, the man charged with arson in connection with fires that damaged the Oakridge and Rogers park pavilions in Goshen, appeared in Elkhart Superior Court 2 Monday. PHOTO PROVIDED

December 31, 2012

Plea negotiations continue for Goshen arson suspect

A STAFF REPORT THE GOSHEN NEWS The Goshen News Mon Dec 31, 2012, 10:43 AM EST

ELKHART — The plea bargain process continues for a Goshen man charged with arson.

Authorities allege that Nicholas Lynch, 20, was involved in setting fires that damaged the Rogers and Oakridge park pavilions in Goshen earlier this year.

Lynch appeared in Elkhart Superior Court 2 Monday morning. His attorney, Bridgette Greene, indicated plea negotiations with prosecutors are ongoing.

Lynch is next due to appear in Superior Court 2 Jan. 28. He remains incarcerated in the Elkhart County jail.

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