(The Dalles, OR) -- A Wasco County grand jury has indicted a squatter for starting the Larch Creek Fire that burned over 18-thousand acres this year. The fire started near the community of Friend on July 9th. Prosecutors say 51-year-old Christopher Mennealy was squatting on property he didn't own and started the fire. It cost 14-million-dollars to contain the fire. Mennealy was scheduled for arraignment Monday, but failed to appear in court. A warrant has been issued for his arrest.