One man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after a house fire killed three children. Another man with a long criminal record will serve seven years for shoplifting $391 of merchandise. The two sentences were handed down days apart in Platte County earlier this month. “These two cases are a really good example of the difficult decisions that prosecutors have to make every day,” Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd said in a phone interview. “My goal is always to be just and fair.” Zahnd said he is proud that Platte County has drug, DWI, veterans and mental health treatment courts while at the s…
