Man Sent to Prison for String of Fires in Nampa

CALDWELL, Idaho (AP) — A Caldwell man who has been diagnosed as a pyromaniac and charged with arson for setting multiple fires has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

The Idaho Press-Tribune reports that 30-year-old Scott Centers was sentenced Monday after he pleaded guilty to two counts of third-degree arson. Police say Centers set buildings and trash bins on fire in Nampa in October. At the time, Centers had already been on probation for a 2014 arson charge after he pleaded guilty to setting another string of fires.

Defense attorney Randall Grove had asked the judge to sentence his client to a rider treatment program instead of prison, saying Centers has significant cognitive delays. But the judge handed down the 10-year sentence, saying he hopes Centers can get some help.