Teenager tracing his stolen Iphone, set fire to a home he thought it was, killing 5, facing 60 yrs!

The teenager traced his stolen iPhone to a Denver neighborhood where he believed the device pinged and, in an act of revenge, set fire to the house where he thought his phone was located. It was the wrong home. The 2020 fire killed five Senegalese family members, including two babies.

Bui was 16 years old when he was robbed and used the "Find my iPhone" app to mistakenly track his stolen phone to the wrong home, officials said. Bui, along with two teenage co-defendants, were all later prosecuted as adults in the case, court papers show.

Under a plea deal, Bui faces up to 60 years in prison when he is sentenced this summer for his role in the quintuple homicide.

According to an arrest warrant filed by the Denver Police Department, the fatal fire took place Aug. 5, 2020 and killed Djibril Diol, 29, and Adja Diol, 23, and their 22-month-old daughter, Khadija Diol. Hassan Diol, a 25 year-old mother, and her 7-month-old daughter Hawa Beye also died.

Three other people escaped the home through an upstairs back window, court documents show.

Dillon Siebert, 18, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in 2022 and was sentenced to three years in a juvenile facility followed by seven years in a state prison, Colorado Department of Corrections online records show. Siebert, age 14 when the arson occurred, remained incarcerated Tuesday, with an parole release of February 2029.

A third co-defendant, 16 at the time the crime took place Gavin Seymour, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in January and was sentenced to 40 years in prison. He also remained incarcerated Tuesday, with an estimated parole release date of November 2050.

By Natalie Neysa Alund May 21, 2024 USA TODAY

16 year old that was robbed of his iphone, traced it to the wrong house, setting it on fire killing two babies, and three adults.Photo byNatalie Neysa Alund USA TODAY