BEXAR COUNTY, Texas - A man was sentenced Tuesday to more than three decades in prison after he intentionally setting his mother's house on fire in 2024, according to the Bexar County Criminal District Attorney's Office.

Judge Christine Del Prado, who presides over Bexar County's 227th Criminal District Court, sentenced Victor Diaz III to 35 years in prison for arson of a habitation, the DA's office said in a news release.

According to the release, Diaz's mother asked him to leave her home in January 2024 due to his ongoing drug use and lack of employment.