L.A. Arson Suspect Heads to Court The German man who authorities have called "the most dangerous arsonist in L.A. history" will appear in court Wednesday to face charges that he allegedly set a series of 52 blazes in the Los Angeles area over the past four days. Harry Burkhart, of Hollywood, was arrested early Monday after a rookie reserve sheriff's deputy spotted the 24-year-old in a vehicle, which matched the description of the suspect. Authorities said they were "very confident" in the arrest of Burkhart, who told police officers, "I hate America" as they placed him under arrest. For four days, someone has been terrorizing our community. Our four day nightmare is over," Los Angeles police chief Charlie Beck said at a press conference Monday night where he announced Burkhart's arrest. Burkhart, a German national, may have been motivated by his anger at U.S. immigration authorities that stemmed from a deportation hearing involving his mother, Dorothee, that took place in Los Angeles County about a week and a half ago, sources told ABC News exclusively. Burkhart reportedly broke into in a tirade, spewing angry anti-American statements, during the hearing for his mother, said the subject of a provisional arrest request by Germany. It was this incident that eventually led police to zero in on Burkhart as a suspect after a tip came from an official at the State Department. ABC News has learned from sources that a possible reason for his mother's deportation may be that her address and phone number -- and that of her son -â were linked to a business, specifically a massage website, Hollywoodtantramassage.com. Burkhart was traced on-the-ground by his identifying ponytail and the Canadian license plates on his van. Los Angeles Police Deputy Shervin Lalezary spotted a minivan Monday with British Columbia plates that matched the description of a vehicle seen at several of the vehicle and carport fires ignited around Hollywood and West Hollywood, beginning Dec. 30. When Lalezary initiated a traffic stop, he discovered the van's driver, Burkhart, also resembled the person of interest seen in a videotape released by the multi-agency arson task force assigned to the case. Grainy security footage from a parking garage that was set on fire showed a man in a ponytail, too. Police seized flammable materials that matched the materials used in the blazes during the search of the minivan, according to sources. Initially identified by police as a person of interest, Burkhart soon became a prime suspect. He was detained and questioned and, after subsequent interviews with police, was arrested. On Monday afternoon he was charged with one count of arson of an inhabited dwelling, with more charges expected as the investigation proceeds, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said. Burkhart is currently being held on $250,000 bail. The fires were mostly ignited around vehicles, and then spread to structures, eventually causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage. Since Burkhart's arrest on Monday, there have been no new fires set in the Los Angeles area -- a promising clue that the right man is in custody. Burkhart was uncooperative and was to be asked to sit for a polygraph as part of the investigation, sources said on Monday afternoon. Although the suspect was considered the most likely person to have set all the blazes, a second suspect was still being detained by authorities and interrogated in connection with them on Monday. Police said at a news conference Monday that they were following hundreds of clues, tips and leads, and would be interviewing dozens more witnesses in the case. They would continue to be on high alert during patrols throughout the night and day. The Associated Press reports that two other suspects, age 55 and 22, were also detained after the attacks began last week. It is not clear, however, whether the two suspects have been released, or remain held by authorities in connection with possible copy-cat arson attacks. For the victims of the arsonist, nothing can justify what he did to them, and many are searching for answers. Carole Shandler's car was among those burned. It feels like an act of terrorism. That we're being targeted to have spread fear throughout a community and in people's hearts. I just want to know what the reason is," Shandler said. ABC News' Kevin Dolak and Colleen Curry contributed to this report.