Ex-criminology professor jailed for 5 years for ‘arson spree’ during Dixie Fires

A former university professor who specializes in social deviance was sentenced Thursday to more than five years in prison for starting four fires in 2021, some of which threatened to trap firefighters who were responding to one of the largest wildfires in California’s history, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California said. […]