A 29-year-old San Juan Capistrano man pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to two years in prison for setting 10 brush fires within a four-week period in south Orange County last year.
Sergio Parracastellon pleaded guilty to 10 felony counts of arson of a structure or forest. Parracastellon has been in custody since his arrest July 17, 2024.
According to the criminal complaint, the defendant set fires at the following locations:
— On Oso Road and Camino Capistrano on May 27;
— On the Shea Recreation Trail on May 28;
— At Oso Road and Camino Capistrano on June 6;
— At Reata Park in San Juan Capistrano on June 9;
— On the San Juan Capistrano Bike Trail also on June 9;
— At Calle Arroyo and Via Parra on June 9;
— Again at the Shea Recreation Trail on June 12;
— At La Novia and Valle Road on June 25; and
— At 27802 Calle Arroyo also on June 25.