Jurors found Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 35, guilty of seven counts related to the Line fire, and two counts related to a subsequent blaze, including aggravated arson of forest land and possession of flammable materials, said Jacquelyn Rodriguez, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office.

A jury on Thursday, May 22, convicted a Norco man of starting the Line Fire in Highland which burned 43,978-acres and led to six firefighters being injured last year. Jurors returned a verdict on nine of the 12 counts against 35-year-old.

A San Bernardino County jury reached verdicts Thursday on some of the counts against a man accused of starting a wildfire that forced the evacuation of thousands of homes and burned more than 40,000 acres in San Bernardino County.