POMONA >> A West Covina man received an eight-year prison sentence Friday after admitting to an arson spree targeting six San Gabriel Valley businesses late last year and early this year, authorities said.
During what was scheduled to be a pretrial hearing in Pomona Superior Court, David Lin, 43, pleaded "no contest" Friday to five counts of arson of property and one count of arson of an inhabited structure, according to Los Angeles County district attorney's spokeswoman Sarah Ardalani.