A Utah man is accused of intentionally starting at least four wildland fires in central Oregon and could be behind additional blazes in the Pacific Northwest, Oregon State Police said Tuesday.

Christopher Glen Wilson, 37, was indicted Friday by a Deschutes County grand jury on three counts of first-degree arson and reckless endangerment in connection to a trio of fires that occurred along U.S. 97 on Aug. 29, including the 1,200-acre McKay fire east of La Pine, court records show.

Authorities believe that Wilson, of Salt Lake City, is also responsible for a fourth fire set in Klammath County near milepost 180 on the same day, said Capt. Bill Fugate, an Oregon State Police spokesman. Investigators, with help from the public, were able to identify the suspect.

State troopers arrested Wilson on Sept. 3 as he entered Oregon on Interstate 84 near Ontario driving a stolen blue 2016 Hyundai Sonata, Fugate said. He was booked into the Malheur County jail on suspicion of unauthorized use of a vehicle.

Fugate said it's possible that Wilson is responsible for starting other fires in the region. Anyone with information on Wilson, or who may have seen the car driven by him in areas with wildland fires, is asked to call the Oregon State Police at 503-375-3555.

-- Shane Dixon Kavanaugh

skavanaugh@oregonian.com

503-294-7632 II @shanedkavanaugh