Allen Dinoyo, a 48-year-old homeless man, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to felony charges of setting nine wildfires in East San Diego County last month. Dinoyo faces potential prison time of more than 39 years for the fires,

A transient was arrested over Thanksgiving weekend for allegedly setting a spate of brush fires last month in eastern San Diego County.

A 48-year-old man has been arrested and accused of setting a string of arson fires — nine in all — in parched East County brush in November, including one blaze that briefly forced evacuations, Cal Fire officials said Monday.

Allen Dinoyo was arrested for multiple arson incidents in San Diego County following a thorough investigation by CAL FIRE and local law enforcement.

Allen Dinoyo, an unsheltered man whose age was not immediately available, was taken into custody Saturday after allegedly sparking the last two fires in the series of blazes, which according to Cal Fire began on Nov.