Danielle Bertothy pleaded guilty to a felony in July, admitting she started a fire outside a Puerto Rico bar that she had been asked to leave. In addition to serving the prison sentence, she will have to pay restitution to the businesses that were damaged.

A St. Peters woman will spend five years in federal prison for a January fire that seriously damaged four businesses in Puerto Rico.

U.S. District Judge Gina R. Mendez-Miro issued the sentence to Danielle Bertothy, 37, on Monday in federal court in San Juan. In addition to serving prison time, Bertothy will be on supervised release for three years and will have to pay restitution. That amount will be determined in the next three months.

Prosecutors and defense attorneys had jointly recommended a five-year sentence, which is the minimu

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