US EditionPropane technician guilty of involuntary manslaughter in Sterling house explosion
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA, JUL 21 – Roger Bentley was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and three misdemeanors after a propane leak caused a deadly explosion that killed one firefighter and injured 13 others, court records show.
- On July 21, 2024, a Loudoun County jury convicted Roger Bentley, a former propane service worker, of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal Sterling, Virginia house explosion.
- The verdict followed a trial examining Bentley's failure to mitigate a leak in a 500-gallon propane tank that led to a February explosion.
- The explosion on February 16, 2024, killed volunteer firefighter Trevor Brown, injured 14 others, and leveled a home on Silver Ridge Drive.
- Prosecutors argued Bentley ignored clear warnings and told the homeowner not to call firefighters, while the defense claimed he was unaware of the leak.
- Bentley’s conviction sets November 6, 2024, for sentencing and has sparked a civil action addressing corporate and individual accountability.
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Ex-propane tech convicted in death of firefighter in 2024 house explosion
Former propane technician Roger Lee Bentley's decision to not immediately excavate or call firefighters about a leaky propane tank that caused a deadly house explosion last year led to his conviction July 21 for involuntary manslaughter.
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