A man from California pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to setting fire to curtains at Comet Ping Pong pizza shop in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Northwest Washington, according to court documents filed in the case.
Ryan Jaselskis, who was 22 at the time of the Jan. 23 fire, has agreed with federal prosecutors to serve 48 months in prison, the court filings say.
Jaselskis admitted to setting the fire with lighter fluid in the restaurant's game room that at the time was occupied by children playing ping-pong and several adults. Two patrons and an employee extinguished the fire, and no injuries were reported. The restaurant is in the 5000 block of Connecticut Avenue NW.
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