DNA on beer can seals arson case, firebug heads to Pa. prison

(CBS/AP) GREENSBURG, Pa. - A western Pennsylvania man who was linked to an arson by DNA on a discarded beer can will spend five to 10 years in prison.

Now he's got a different kind of drinking problem.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports 61-year-old John Kimmel, of Uniontown, took an 11th-hour plea bargain on Tuesday and was immediately sentenced by Westmoreland County Judge John Blahovec.

Kimmel was arrested more than two years ago for setting fire to a home in East Huntingdon Township in March 2009 to cover up the fact that he had been stealing items from the residence.

Witnesses saw a man who threw away a beer can nearby, and other evidence led police to question Kimmel. Officers then matched DNA on the discarded can to other used beer cans at Kimmel's house.