Kevin Swalwell was sentenced May 28 to 30 years in prison for a string arsons last year in Greenwood, according to the King County Prosecutor's Office.

Swalwell was sentenced by King County Superior Court Judge Palmer Robinson at the King County Courthouse.

Prosecutors recommended 30 years in prison.

In April, Swalwell pleaded guilty to 11 counts of arson and one count of second degree burglary for his involvement in a string of fires that plagued Greenwood.

Eight counts of second degree arson, an arson in which lives were not put at risk, were leveled for a June 19 fire at the OK Corral, an Aug. 12 house fire, an Aug. 13 fire at O-Rings West, Nov. 5 fires at a Greenwood CPA office and Rosewood Guitars, a Nov. 8 fire at Moonphoto and Nov. 9 fires at Olive You and the QuickStop in Greenwood.

Three counts of first degree arson, an arson in which lives, including those of firefighters, are put at risk, were charged for an Aug. 13 house fire in which a resident was severely burned, the Oct. 23 fire at the Green Bean Coffee House that destroyed four businesses and damaged two others, and a Nov. 12 fire at a Shoreline warehouse at which Swalwell was apprehended.

Swalwell was charged with second degree burglary for unlawfully entering the Green Bean Coffee House. According to Seattle Police Department documents, Swalwell stole a safe and file cabinet from the coffeehouse.