A Wasco County grand jury has indicted a squatter for starting the Larch Creek Fire that burned over 18,000 acres this year.
The fire started near the community of Friend on July 9th.
Prosecutors say 51-year-old Christopher Mennealy was squatting on property he didn't own and started the fire.
The fire cost $14 million to fight. Mennealy was scheduled for arraignment Monday, but failed to appear in court. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.