The Bryan County man who was arrested for setting fire to his home while his wife and two juveniles were inside was sentenced under the First Offender Act last week.
According to criminal arrest warrants, Jeffrey Brian Enfinger was arrested by the Richmond Hill Police Department earlier this year. Warrants stated that Enfinger knowingly damaged a house located on Egret Circle in Richmond Hill by means of fire back on June 25, 2025. Reportedly, Enfinger set a fire in the attic of the occupied single-family dwelling using an open flame and set fire to a mattress in the primary bedroom. The documents stated that Enfinger’s wife and two juvenile children were in the home at the time.
Enfinger was also charged with three counts of Aggravated Assault (Family Violence) due to the fire placing the lives of the three individuals in danger.
Chief Assistant District Attorney Greg McConnell, according to paperwork filed in court, offered Enfinger a negotiated plea with a sentence of credit for time served. If Enfinger entered a guilty plea on the two counts of Arson in the 1st degree and Making a False Statement, the other charges would be dismissed and he would serve three months followed by a term of probation, a fine, and be ordered to pay restitution.
Enfinger accepted the plea deal on September 30 and was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Robert Russell according to the negotiated plea:
- Arson – 1st degree – (facing 1-20 years) – 3 months in confinement followed by 7 years and 9 months on probation
- Arson – 1st degree – (facing 1-20 years) – 3 months in confinement followed by 7 years and 9 months on probation (to be served concurrently to Count 1)
- Making a False Statement – (facing 1-5 years) 3 months in confinement followed by 4 years and 9 months on probation (to be served concurrently to Count 1)
- Aggravated Assault (FV) – dismissed
- Aggravated Assault (FV) – dismissed
- Aggravated Assault (FV) – dismissed
Enfinger’s total sentence is eight years, three months of which is in confinement and the remainder on probation. Since Enfinger was arrested in June of 2025, he will receive credit for the time he already served in the Bryan County Jail.
He must also pay a $1,000 fine to the state and must pay $66,763.08 in restitution to State Farm. The court also ordered Enfinger to complete a mental health evaluation and anger management program. He is barred from contacting the victims in the case as well. While on probation, Enfinger is prohibited from possessing a firearm, from consuming alcohol, and will be subject to a curfew instituted by his probation officer.
Under Georgia law, if Enfinger successfully completes his sentence, his conviction will be scrubbed from his record.
According to the Bryan County Jail, Enfinger has been released.
