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0 of 3 Premium Clicks used this month SUBSCRIBE Print + Online Subscriber Activation | Register x Forgot Password | Need an Account? e-edition | subscribe | newsletter | deals Classifieds Jobs Autos Real Estate FEATURED » NEWS NOW Suspicious package forces evacuation of Jackson County Sheriff's Office ... Fatal crash slows traffic on Interstate 5 near Gold Hill ... Police seek man who conducted fake traffic stop Friday ... Suspicious package forces evacuation of Jackson County Sheriff's Office ... Fatal crash slows traffic on Interstate 5 near Gold Hill ... Police seek man who conducted fake traffic stop Friday ... ALBANY Man accused of arson in Albany high school cafeteria fire Comment By The Associated Press MailTribune.com By The Associated Press Posted Apr. 2, 2015 at 8:21 PM By The Associated Press Posted Apr. 2, 2015 at 8:21 PM » Social News ALBANY — A 28-year-old man described as a Navy veteran suffering from mental health problems has been accused of burning down the cafeteria at South Albany High School. The fire early Wednesday left the school closed until next week, destroyed its band and music equipment, and left officials scrambling to replace the 4,000 lunches the cafeteria supplied daily to other schools. The suspect, Zachary Lee Burghart, pleaded guilty last fall to charges related to arson fires in the nearby community Scio, court records show. He was sentenced to probation and time already served in jail. He was arrested Wednesday night on arson and other charges, Albany police said. He is also accused of torching a travel trailer a few blocks from the school about the same time the school fire broke out early Wednesday, police said. The trailer's propane tanks exploded in the fire. South Albany, one of the two high schools in the city, has a campus with 11 separate buildings. The fire was confined to the cafeteria building, which also housed band and choir rooms. Nobody was in the building when the fire broke out about 3:30 a.m. The roof collapsed two hours later. Officers who went to the fire saw a car registered to Burghart leaving the area, said Albany police Capt. Eric Carter. Officers picked him up later Wednesday as he walked along a street near his home in Albany, Carter said. Burghart has also been accused of ramming his car into gates at the high school as well as hitting a camper parked on a nearby street, Carter said. In October, a series of fires on a farm at Scio, 15 miles northeast of Albany, destroyed a car, a pickup truck, a barn and about $15,000 worth of hay, the Albany Democrat-Herald reported at the time. Burghart was staying with family members on the farm and told detectives he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder. At trial, his lawyer, James Huffman, said Burghart had been declared disabled while in the Navy, and the fires occurred when he was off his medications at a time when he was trying to have his treatment transferred from Salem to Portland. Because he had no criminal history, the plea deal included probation, said the prosecutor, Michael Wynhausen.     By The Associated Press MailTribune.com By The Associated Press Posted Apr. 2, 2015 at 8:21 PM » Comment or view comments Reader Reaction » STAY INFORMED Email NewsLetter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Southern Oregon Directory Featured Businesses Loading... Business Name address Location, ST | website.com Find Southern Oregon Attractions Bars Restaurants Beauty Salons Entertainment Doctors Medical Specialists Contractors Education Lawn Services Lawyers Shopping Travel Tanning Used Cars Wedding Services ▼ Add your business here + Events Calendar Connect with MailTribune.com Facebook Twitter RSS Back to top Reader Services Reader Services Home Subscriptions Subscriber controls Contact us Submissions Photos Events Letters to the editor Corrections Announcements Obituaries Story ideas Since you asked Alerts Email Alerts RSS Feeds Text Alerts Advertise Media Kit Home Products and services Ad rates Advertising contacts Propel Marketing Mail Tribune Daily Tidings The Nickel Shop Our Valley Blogs Mobile Site Stay Informed Email newsletter Sign Up Today Sign up for our newsletter and have the top headlines from your community delivered right to your inbox. Your privacy is important, read our privacy policy. © Copyright 2015 Local Media Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy | Terms of Service | Local Media Group Publications Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. MailTribune.com | P.O. Box 1108, Medford, OR 97501