CONWAY, Ark. — An Oak Grove man has been sentenced to 71 months in prison for “intentionally starting multiple fires at a federally contracted rehabilitation center in Searcy.”
According to investigators, the man — 39-year-old Nathan Hester — was suspected of setting fire to several residences in the Oak Grove community in North Little Rock between September and October of 2022. Hester was indicted in November of 2022 for setting fire to a North Little Rock business.
Authorities said that while under indictment, Hester was released under pretrial supervision and stayed at a federally contracted rehabilitation center. While there in November of 2022, he set multiple fires inside of his room while the center was occupied…