A Bend man is being held in lieu of $100,000 bail at the Deschutes County jail on suspicion of first-degree arson and several other accusations in connection with an early-morning car fire Wednesday.

Adri Dorian Pitts, 39, was taken into custody Wednesday for allegedly setting his mother’s car on fire. Police found him hiding in her backyard, according to Bend Police. His mother, Priscilla Pitts, had a restraining order against him and refused to let him into her house, according to a Thursday news release from Bend Police Lt. Nick Parker. Pitts now faces a violation of that restraining order, filed Jan. 6, according to the Oregon Judicial Information Network.

Bend Police and the Bend Fire Department were dispatched to SE Douglas Street for a report of a car fire around 3 a.m. Wednesday, according to Parker. A 2001 maroon Ford Escape was found burning in Priscilla Pitts’ driveway. Fire crews extinguished the fire but believed the car to be a total loss.

Further investigation revealed a second fire had been intentionally set on the premises; it caused minor damage to the siding and burned itself out , Parker wrote. There were no injuries as a result of the incident.

Pitts is scheduled to go to trial Thursday on charges of coercion, fourth-degree assault and other allegations pertaining to an incident Jan. 6, the same date the restraining order was filed against him on behalf of Priscilla Pitts, according to the Oregon Judicial Information Network. Pitts’ attorney in the coercion case, Karla Nash, will also represent him regarding the more recent incident.

Deschutes County Deputy District Attorney Andrew Moore on Thursday filed a motion to consolidate the two cases and postpone the trial, according to the Oregon Judicial Information Network. Nash did not present an argument in court Thursday, indicating she was waiting to receive information on the results of the fire investigation.

First-degree arson is a Measure 11 offense carrying a 90-month minimum sentence under Oregon law. Ballot Measure 11, approved by Oregon voters in 1994, outlines mandatory sentencing minimums for specific crimes.

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