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Turkey Leg Hut co-founder sentenced to 9 years for arson attack

Lynn Price, co-founder of The Turkey Leg Hut restaurant in Houston, was sentenced to nine years in prison on October 30 after pleading guilty to coordinating an arson attack on Bar 5015, a rival business nearby.

Where
Houston
When
October 30, 2026
Sources
Reported by 2 outlets

Counties: Harris

Taxes and money

The sources don't state an effect on taxes. They do state these figures.

  • Damages from arson attackapproximately $75,0002

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Who's involved

  • Lynn PriceCo-founder of The Turkey Leg Hut; sentenced defendant
  • Steve RogersOwner of Bar 5015; target of arson attack
  • Federal prosecutorsSought maximum sentence

The facts

  • Price pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit arson.2
  • Price paid four men to set fire to Bar 5015 in June 2020.2
  • The men covered the bar in gasoline and lit it, causing an explosion.2
  • No one was injured in the fire or explosion.2
  • Price was arrested in April 2025, nearly five years after the fire.2
  • Price was facing up to 20 years in prison following his guilty plea.2
  • Price is 44 years old.2

Who said what

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  • Lynn Price I am truly sorry and am not asking the court to excuse my conduct.2
  • Lynn Price Requested a sentence of five years instead of nine.2
  • Federal prosecutors Sought maximum sentence, citing Price's criminal record including arson-related charge.2

Where the sources disagree

  • Price's sentence length 9 years per [2] (matching headline in [1])

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  • Turkey Leg Hut co-founder Lynn Price sentenced to 9 years in prison for arson attack on rival business

    Houston Chronicle

  • Houston Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Prison for Arson of Rival Business

    Complex

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  1. Turkey Leg Hut co-founder Lynn Price sentenced to 9 years in prison for arson attack on rival business Houston Chronicle Not rated, October 30, 2026
  2. Houston Restaurant Owner Sentenced to Prison for Arson of Rival Business Complex Not rated, October 31, 2026

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