Ninty-One-Year-Old Gets Life In Prison

A Smith County jury has sentenced a 91-year-old Tyler man to life in prison after convicting him of first-degree felony arson. They arrested Kermit Gabel in November 2020 for setting a vacant house on fire, and he pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors had previously offered a plea bargain for two years in prison, but Gable turned it down.