A man who set fire to a Macomb County van in the county parking parking garage in Mount Clemens and was accused of another arson in Roseville pleaded no contest to two charges and will serve prison time.

Jesse C. Young, 38, of Detroit, entered pleas to two counts of fourth-degree arson last week in Macomb County Circuit Court in Mount Clemens and is scheduled to be sentenced Jan. 30, according to court records.

Judge Matthew Sabaugh agreed to a sentencing deal to slightly over three years in prison, which is at the two-thirds mark of Young’s sentencing guideline range.

A charge of third-degree arson was dismissed as part of a plea deal. A fourth habitual notice was reduced to a third habitual notice as part of the deal, thereby lowered the maximum penalty.

He also was ordered to pay $34,800 in restitution to Macomb County for destroying the van and $936 to U-Haul for the additional incident.

Young was charged with third-degree and fourth-degree arson for allegedly setting fire to the county-government vehicle on the first floor of the county structure Jan. 29, 2023, on Main Street in Mount Clemens.

He also was charged with fourth-degree arson for a Jan. 18, 2023 incident in Roseville.

Young, who has prior arson convictions, was initially found mentally incompetent in May 2023, based on psychological reports, and was determined to be “restorable,” meaning he could be returned to competency. He was returned to competency a year later at the Center for Forensic Psychiatry near Ypsilanti, and reappeared in court.

He was initially released on a $20,000 personal bond but within a month the judge raised it to $20,000 cash or surety, meaning Young had to post bond for release, according to court records.

Bond was lowered to $5,000 personal in July so Young could be released into a residential treatment program called Team Wellness, records say.

However, records indicate bond was revoked Oct. 10 by Judge Sabaugh because he was not complying with terms of the residential program.

Young at one point declined a plea offer, and a Dec. 10 trial date was set. But he entered the pleas eight days before the trial date.

Young also rejected a request by his attorney, Patrick McQueeny, to be referred for criminal responsibility to determine if Young was legally insane at the time of the incidents, records say.

Sabaugh reset Young’s bond at $50,000 cash or surety while he awaits sentencing. He had not posted as of Wednesday.