Sisters admit scheme to burn down house for insurance money;
arsonist died after blaze  COURT icon.jpgView full size  MOBILE,
Ala. — A Semmes woman pleaded guilty in Mobile last week to
allegations that she hired her nephew to burn down her house for
insurance money last year in an incident that badly burned the
arsonist, who died the next day.  Sarah Juanita Comstock and her
sister, Donna Kirkland Venerable, both pleaded guilty to aiding
and abetting Michael Venerable in traveling across state lines
to commit a crime of violence. Prosecutors agreed to recommend
the shortest sentence called for under advisory guidelines.  For
Comstock, that would be three years and 10 months, under an
estimate provided by the U.S. Probation Office.  According to
the women’s written plea agreements, Comstock in November called
Donna Venerable, who lives in Florida, and asked her to recruit
Michael Venerable to burn down the house. Comstock offered to
pay Michael Venerable $5,000 once she collected the insurance
payout.  Comsto