The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office announced that an Arizona firefighter has been charged with arson after admitting to setting fires across two counties in a row since June 15.

Carson Nutter, 18, is accused of confessing to eight arson attacks in Yavapai and Coconino counties and faces five counts of arson of a building or property, aggravated criminal damage and false reporting to law enforcement, CNN reported. report.

Carson Nutter, 18, has been charged with starting fires in the Ash Fork area, as well as other areas of Coconino County. https://t.co/gjcjroUEP0

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In early June, sheriff’s deputies from both counties began searching for those responsible for a spate of local arson fires. A Mobil gas station in Ashfork was targeted twice, and a Yavapai County-owned cemetery, Fox 5 Vegas, was also allegedly set on fire twice. report. In Coconino County, Nutter is accused of setting fire to two abandoned homes and two wildfires on Forest Service Road 124, where arson fires continue.

Law enforcement officials began focusing on Nutter as a suspect after he allegedly provided “deceptive and misleading information” about the fire, the report said. After another fire broke out on Thursday, Nutter was taken in for questioning, during which he allegedly admitted to starting seven of the eight blazes in question. according to Press release from the Yavapai County Sheriff. (Release: Police arrest serial Mississippi arsonist for allegedly setting fire to 7 buildings, including 2 churches)

In his confession, Nutter cited various reasons for starting the fire, including boredom and retaliation against former employees. Nutter also claimed he set the fire because part of the abandoned house was ugly and he was “thrill-seeking,” the statement said.

Nutter is expected to face additional charges in Coconino County, according to a press release.