Guilty Plea in Summer Fire Case

A Mendocino County man accused of a felony charge of recklessly causing an Ukiah fire this summer entered a no contest plea in Superior Court. 27-year-old Nathaniel Scott Chim, admitted he set fire to a dumpster behind the Fairfield Inn back in July, and then fled the scene as the fire grew. As part of the plea agreement, Chim stipulated to a three-year state prison term, the maximum sentence allowed for the felony charge under current California law. He will be sentenced on October 13th.