A transient who set seven fires in Ocean Beach, damaging six cars, was sentenced Dec. 20 to eight years in state prison.
\nSan Diego Superior Court Judge Polly Shamoon ordered Michael Alexander Barringer, 26, to pay $4,823 to the City Treasurer\u2019s office in restitution and a status on further restitution to victims was set for Jan. 30.
\nBarringer, wearing blue jail clothes, said nothing before he was sentenced. Shamoon fined him $5,000 and gave him credit for serving 321 days in jail.
\nBarringer pleaded guilty to seven counts of arson, and five other arson related charges were dismissed after he pleaded guilty on Nov. 21.
\nThe car most severely damaged was a 1979 MGB classic convertible that was owned by Scott Stavish. The car\u2019s interior was destroyed.
\nA detective testified Barringer placed trash and papers inside the car and set it on fire. Most of the fires were set inside trash or recyclable bins that were either put on or beside the vehicles in Ocean Beach.
\nAfter Barringer is paroled, he could face a staggering prison sentence if he is charged with another felony. The seven counts are considered strikes, said Deputy District Attorney Meghan Buckner, and he could get 25 years to life per felony charge in the future.
\nBarringer admitted to all 10 arsons including two attempts to commit arson on late July 12 and on July 13 in the early morning hours after he was shown photos of the scenes, said Detective Patrick Shadoan.
\nThere was no apparent motive in all but one of the fires and Barringer didn\u2019t know the cars\u2019 owners.
\nBarringer said he put a bag of dog feces on someone\u2019s porch and set it aflame because the resident in the house had refused to give him money, said Shadoan.
\nEl primer incendio se inici\u00f3 en un callej\u00f3n cerca de Bacon Street y Cape May Avenue. Se produjeron otros incendios en Newport Avenue, Voltaire Street, Muir Avenue, Spray Street, Long Branch Avenue y Niagara Avenue.
\nFue arrestado a las 5:30 am del 13 de julio.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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