Cal Fire officials say they have arrested a suspected serial arsonist who they say is responsible for 11 fires in the past four years.
Jonathan Benjamin Cohen, 44, of Poway, was taken into custody Wednesday near Pomerado Road and Twin Peaks Road.
According to Cal Fire investigators, Cohen lit 11 San Diego County fires in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015, though officials have not said which fires he is tied to.
He has been charged Thursday with 11 counts of arson to forest lands, 12 counts of use of an incendiary device and one count of attempted arson on forest lands.
“To commit arson during these drought conditions is an exceptionally heinous act and we will seek prosecution to the fullest extent under the law,” said Chief Ken Pimlott, CAL FIRE Director, in a news release.
Cohen is being held on a $250,000. It's unclear if he has obtained an attorney.
