Man pleads guilty to arson counts for setting fires in Mission Viejo

SANTA ANA — A 19-year-old Lake Forest man pleaded guilty Monday to setting fires at Mission Viejo High School and the Kaleidoscope shopping center.

Jack Frye pleaded guilty to six counts of arson, two counts of attempted arson and one count of attempted second-degree burglary, all felonies, according to court records.

Frye, a former Mission Viejo High School student, set several fires at the campus and one blaze at the Kaleidoscope shopping center at 27741 Crown Valley Parkway in Mission Viejo between March 28 and April 4.

Frye also attempted to get onto the campus and set a blaze on March 30, but was unsuccessful, and he also tried to ignite a van fire near the high school, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

Frye, who was arrested near the scene, is scheduled to be sentenced on Oct. 4 at the Harbor Justice Center in Newport Beach.