Brandon McGlone, convicted of lighting students on fire at U.C. Berkeley in 2020, accepted a plea deal for a diversion program

Brandon McGlone was convicted of lighting two people on fire at U.C. Berkeley in 2020.

He accepted a plea deal from the Alameda County district attorney's office and the public defender's office.

If he completes the program then the charges against him will be dismissed and, if he doesn’t, he could face up to eight years in prison.