Woman who set Hayman Fire to be released from prison
Bea Karnes
The woman who set the worst wildfire in Colorado history is scheduled to be released from prison in June. The Hayman Fire burned 133 homes, 138,000 acres of the Pike National Forest and caused ecological damage that will take centuries to repair.
The sixth anniversary of the Hayman Fire is in June; that's also when Terry Barton will be released from federal prison. She's been ordered to repay the federal government $14.6 million in restitution for firefighting costs. Millions more have been spent on reforestation and other recovery efforts.
The former U.S. Forest Service employee was sentenced to 15 years of probation and 1,500 hours of community service on Thursday by District Judge Thomas Kennedy. The re-sentencing came on state charges after an appeals court overturned a 12 year prison term.
