King fire arsonist pleads guilty

District Attorney Vern Pierson announces the felony convictions of Wayne Allen Huntsman, the arsonist responsible for the 97,000 acre King Fire. Today, the Defendant pled guilty to three counts of Arson to Forest Land, admitted multiple enhancements for causing injury to firefighters and destruction of multiple structures, was ordered to pay over $60,000,000 in victim restitution, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison. ---------------------------------------------------- Please visit http://vernpierson.