Rockville man sentenced after setting fire that trapped 4 people inside apartment

Robert Simms, a 36-year-old Rockville man, was sentenced to 25 years in prison after setting a fire in an occupied Montgomery Village apartment in 2025, trapping four people inside. He pleaded guilty to attempted first-degree murder and three counts of reckless endangerment, with evidence including gasoline found at the scene and surveillance footage showing him carrying a red gasoline container.