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Jury Finds Woman Guilty Of Setting Fire To Car With Husband Sleeping Inside

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)- Jurors in Jefferson County have found a woman guilty after she set fire to a car while her husband was sleeping inside.

Andrea Moreno was charged with attempted first-degree murder.

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Andrea Moreno (credit: Jefferson County DA)

Last summer while responding to another call, firefighters noticed a car on fire in a driveway in Wheat Ridge.

The victim inside the vehicle was able to escape.

Prosecutors say Moreno poured gasoline on the car and then threw a lit match on it.

The couple's 6-year-old grandson witnessed the fire.

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