A Santa Monica man has been convicted on one count of arson and was sentenced to three years in state prison for setting fire to his car last year, authorities said Friday.
Sidney Porter’s 2006 Dodge Magnum was found burning at 1:45 a.m. on March 6 in the 1100 block of 9th Street in Santa Monica. Firefighters extinguished the blaze and determined that it was arson.
An investigation by police detectives concluded that Porter set the car on fire in a bid to collect insurance, according to Sgt. Jay Trisler of the Santa Monica Police Department.
Porter was convicted on Jan. 13.
— Monte Morin