Two sentenced to prison for torching Boy Scout hall

An Arroyo Grande teen and a Creston man were sentenced to Wasco State Prison Monday for torching a historic Boy Scout meeting hall and Japanese Cultural Center in Arroyo Grande in 2011

Both teens when they set the fire, Brian Ray Bellrose, 17, and Joseph Pelletier, 20, were tried as adults.

San Luis Obispo Superior Court Judge John Trice sentenced Bellrose to seven years and eight months and Pelletier to five years in prison. Both defendants apologized and promised to lead better lives.

While in custody, Bellrose – a former Arroyo Grande High School student – finished high school and completed an anger management course.