Forest Fire Arson

[eddiememphis]

I was wrong.

Many of you guys were saying that the Alexander Mountain fire was arson. I argued it likely wasn't. Today they arrested a guy for setting the fire and pretending he was both a firefighter and a police officer.

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/new...fire-colorado/ you think that

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the Alexander Mountain Fire that burned almost 10,000 acres in Northern Colorado earlier this year. The wildfire ignited on July 29 and destroyed 28 homes and 21 other structures.

Larimer County Sheriff John Feyen said the suspect has been identified as Jason Hobby, 49, a Loveland resident and former employee of Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch.

Hobby was an employee of the ranch until about three or four weeks ago when he was identified as a suspect in the fire.

He faces several charges including first-degree arson, impersonation of a police officer, menacing, false imprisonment and impersonating a public official.

Feyen said that Hobby falsely represented himself as law enforcement and fire personnel and stopped travelers months before the Alexander Mountain Fire, falsely claiming they were trespassing. Feyen also said Hobby pointed weapons at those who he had stopped.

Hobby has an extensive criminal record in California, according to Feyen.