Man on meth sets fire to car port in act of revenge

justice with the victim had not happened because of issues with an audio-visual link.

A victim impact statement said Wright owed the property owner rent.

‘‘He asked if you were on meth, which you denied,’’ Judge David Ruth said. ‘‘A lot of household items have gone missing.

‘‘He says you are flippant. In other words you are uncaring about other people and their possessions.’’

Judge Ruth said a cultural report suggested Wright had been affected negatively by his childhood.

‘‘Those exposures have made you what you are and have tainted your life because you have had role models who have led you to the wrong path in life.

‘‘You are wanting now to do better, you are wanting some help with your addictions and to become a constructive member of the community. I want to assist you with that.’’

Wright’s lawyer, Marcus Zintl, said Wright had an incentive to ‘‘keep his nose clean’’ and the motivation behind that was his children. ‘‘He has missed his children immensely while being in custody for three months.

‘‘The other thing, as is set out in his letter of apology to the victim, is that this was a cry for help. In his mind he needed residential treatment, particularly in terms of his drug use.’’

Judge Ruth sentenced Wright to five months of home detention, reduced from eight months due to the time he had spent in custody. He was ordered to pay $400 reparation to cover the excess for insurance on the fire damage.