Man Sentenced to Five Years in Jail After Starting Fire at Joshua Tree

A seedling Joshua tree, right, grows in the shadow of a mature tree in the Mojave Desert near the town of Apple Valley, Calif., in this Nov. 8, 2010 file photo. AP Photo/Reed Saxon

The man who started the fire at Joshua Tree National Park in California was sentenced to five years in jail.

U.S. District Judge Manuel Real sentenced 26-year-old George William Graham to the maximum term on the federal charge of unlawfully setting timber afire, the Department of Justice said.