RAPID CITY, S.D. – A Rapid City teenager pleaded no contest Monday to a second degree arson charge.
Police say Colin Whiting, along with two other teens, broke into a Rapid City home and started a fire before fleeing out a broken window.
As part of a plea agreement reached with prosecutors, a third degree burglary charge against Whiting will be dropped.
Whiting’s court proceedings have been separate from the other two defendants due to him undergoing a mental competency evaluation.
Whiting is currently out on bond pending his sentencing hearing, scheduled for April 14.
