## Man sentenced to 30 years for Seaside firebombing

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**Updated: 3:11 PM PST Mar 7, 2025**

### INVESTIGATORS SAY:

- A Marina man was sentenced after he firebombed a vehicle on the corner of Plumas and Highland in Seaside on May 1, 2024.
- James Sloop, 47, was found guilty of one count of arson back in Nov. 2024.
- He was sentenced to serve 30 years to life in prison for the arson.

### Video in media player from past coverage.

- This was Sloop's third strike under California's Three Strike Law.
- He was previously convicted for kidnapping, first-degree robbery, and dissuading a witness.

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### The Monterey County District Attorney's Office said:

- Sloop had parked his vehicle and passed in front of the victim's house for several minutes.
- Sloop then poured an ignition fluid over the hood of a car and caused an explosion that damaged two vehicles.
- Sloop fled the area and was later arrested in Marina.

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