Woman Gets 8 Years in Prison for Setting Carrollton Fire That Killed Boyfriend's Toddler

A trial set for Monday was canceled after a woman accused of setting a deadly Carrollton house fire reached a plea deal with Denton County prosecutors.

Toni Renee Barnett, 46, received an eight-year prison term for manslaughter and two years for aggravated assault for setting the the Aug. 27, 2010, blaze that killed 2-year-old Braylen Smalls, the son of a man she was dating. The sentences will run concurrently..

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