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A Jamestown man accused of stealing a car in Warren County will be sentenced Thursday on an arson charge in Butler County.
Jonathan Young, 20, of Jamestown, N.Y., also faces numerous arson charges out of Chautauqua County.
On April 3, Young entered a guilty plea to one count of arson -- inhabited building or structure, in Butler County court. Additional counts of arson -- danger of death or bodily injury; burglary; criminal attempt -- burglary; arson -- intentionally destroy unoccupied building; criminal mischief; criminal trespass; possessing the instrument of a crime; dangerous burning; and theft by unlawful taking; were dismissed.
Sentencing is set for 9 a.m. before Judge William Shaffer.
In June, Young entered a plea of not guilty in Warren County court. According to court documents, Young walked across the border from New York, entered a Pine Grove Township home, and stole a car.
Young reportedly made his way to Slippery Rock, where he allegedly set fire to a vacant house.
He is charged here with burglary; theft by unlawful taking; and loitering and prowling at night.
In Chautauqua County, Young stands charged with 11 felony counts of arson and one misdemeanor count of arson.
According to the Jamestown Post-Journal, Young is expected to be paroled and placed in the custody of Chautauqua County officials to answer to charges there. He is accused of intentionally setting a dozen fires in Jamestown and Falconer between March 2 and 25, 2017.