Serial Arsonist Sentenced to 20 Years for Setting Multiple Yakima River Canyon Wildfires

Serial Arsonist Sentenced to 20 Years for Setting Multiple Yakima River Canyon Wildfires

YAKIMA, WA — A Selah man has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for setting a series of wildfires in the Yakima River Canyon, bringing an end to a years-long investigation into suspicious fires that repeatedly threatened the region. According to the Bureau of Land Management, investigators began noticing a troubling pattern after multiple fires ignited in similar locations under suspicious circumstances. Residents endured repeated evac…