(La Porte, IN) - A woman who set fire to a storage unit in La Porte is going to prison.

Britany Lawson, 38, of Mill Creek was given a six-year sentence with the Indiana Department of Correction for arson. Just over two years ago, police said she was staying in a unit at Slicer Storage on E. Lincolnway, and had been for at least two days, when police finally told her to leave.

Police then say about 30 minutes later, she placed a lit cigarette on a couch inside the unit, then left on her bicycle once the couch was engulfed in flames. Total damage was estimated at $15,000.

Lawson initially denied setting the fire when confronted by police, but admitted to the allegations after failing a lie detector test. Lawson was found guilty during a trial last month in La Porte Circuit Court.