A Rochester, N.Y., man accused of starting a fire on a moving bus pleaded guilty Thursday in McKean County Court.

Luther H. Joiner, 65, pleaded guilty to charges of criminal mischief and recklessly endangering another person.

According to District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer, on Dec. 15, Joiner lit a sock on fire, causing about $5,000 in damage to the seat of a bus owned by Fullington Trailways. Doing so placed other people on the bus in danger of death or serious bodily injury.

Shaffer said the plea agreement requires that Joiner receive mental health treatment but noted that none of the victims sought restitution.

President Judge John Pavlock sentenced Joiner to a term of 30 days to 18 months in McKean County Jail. Joiner is to have no contact with the direct victims.

Prior to sentencing, Public Defender Philip Clabaugh, who represented Joiner, said his client has no criminal history and has had “no interaction with the court system whatsoever.”

Clabaugh noted that Joiner was traveling that day because he was moving from California to live with relatives in Rochester. Joiner was dealing with mental health issues at the time of the fire, Clabaugh said.

Court records filed at the time of Joiner’s arrest alleged that Joiner started the fire because he believed the bus, which was traveling on U.S. Route 219, was going in the wrong direction, and he was worried that he was being kidnapped. No injuries were reported.

On Thursday, he told Pavlock that he is actively “getting treatment for my illness.”

Pavlock told Joiner, “I think if you follow your treatment plan, you’ll never be in trouble again.”

He told Joiner to take care of himself, and Joiner agreed.