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California has two main arson laws. Penal Code 451 defines arson as willfully and maliciously setting a fire or helping someone to burn a structure, forest land, or property.
The victim was a peace officer who was killed while in the course of the peace officer's duties, where the defendant knew or reasonably should have known that the victim was a peace officer engaged in the performance of their duties, during the commission, attempted commission, or flight of an inherently dangerous felony. [5]
Man held in Lake County fires was previously convicted in 2004 arson. 2 arrested after Northern California investigators determine arson sparked separate forest fires Skip to main content
Smoke billows from the Kenneth Fire in West Hills, California, on Jan. 9, 2025. On Jan. 9, 2025, police announced one person was in custody after someone heard a suspect "was attempting to light a ...
The Covina massacre was a mass murder carried out on Christmas Eve, 2008 by a disgruntled ex-husband in Los Angeles County, California, United States.Bruce Jeffrey Pardo, 45, wearing a Santa suit, entered a property belonging to his former in-laws in Covina and killed nine people by shooting or by arson from the fire he started.
Robert Hernandez, 38, was accused of setting five fires between Aug. 15 and Sept. 14 while off-duty, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said in a news release.
On January 4, 2012, Los Angeles County prosecutors charged Harry Burkhart with 28 felony counts of arson of property and nine counts of arson of an inhabited structure in connection with the Los Angeles-area fires. [3] His bail was set at $2.85 million. If convicted on all 37 counts, Burkhart could be facing up to a 341-year sentence. [13]
The arson suspect arrested in connection with to a California wildfire is believed to set off two other fires on the same day before he is alleged to habe sparked the destructive Line Fire, which ...