Overview

• He was sentenced Wednesday to an aggregate term of six years followed by 10 years to life for the 2024 blazes, closing the criminal case.
• A jury in May found him guilty on seven counts tied to the Line Fire and two counts related to the smaller Bacon Fire.
• The Line Fire began Sept. 5, 2024, burned about 44,000 acres in the San Bernardino Mountains, injured six firefighters, damaged or destroyed seven structures, and forced mass evacuations with National Guard support.
• Investigators cited license plate readers, surveillance footage, cellphone records, and DNA on coins used to weigh incendiary paper as key evidence placing him at ignition points.
• As part of the disposition, he pleaded guilty to the Bacon Fire, and prosecutors agreed not to pursue suspected Chino Hills fire charges, while CAL FIRE testimony put suppression costs at $82 million just 18 days into the Line Fire.