...and like Trump, he's crazy as hell.
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...490374161.html
A man arrested in connection with the 9,600-acre wildfire burning in Cleveland National Forest was charged Thursday with several arson-related counts.
Fifty-one-year-old Forrest Gordon Clark was arrested Tuesday, a day after the fast-moving wildfire started in dry brush and steep terrain near the Riverside and Orange county border. He was charged Thursday with one felony count each of aggravated arson of five or more inhabited structures, arson of inhabited property, arson of forest, criminal threats, two felony counts of resisting and deterring an executive officer, and a sentencing enhancement for arson burning multiple structures.
He faces a maximum sentence of life in state prison.
Details about how the fire started were not immediately available, but Clark is accused of setting the blaze in the Trabuco Canyon area. At least 14 structures have burned.
Holy Fire Rains Ash on Corona Neighborhood
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The Holy fire in Cleveland National Forest grew to more than 4,100 acres overnight. Toni Guinyard reports for Today in LA on Wednesday Aug. 8, 2018.
(Published Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018)
A court appearance was scheduled for Thursday, but the suspect refused to come out of his cell as of early afternoon. Arraignment was re-scheduled for Friday.
A family member declined NBC4's request for a comment Thursday. It was not immediately clear whether Clark has an attorney.
The Orange County Register reported that the suspect owns a cabin in the Holy fire area and allegedly sent an email warning "this place will burn." Volunteer Fire Chief Mike Milligan told the Register that he received the emails last week.
"He has issues," Milligan told the Register. "I hope they get him."
The Holy fire in Riverside and Orange counties is one of more than a dozen large wildfires burning in California, including the Mendocino Complex -- the state's largest wildfire on record. Major fires also are burning in Shasta County and in and around Yosemite National Park during what could be one of the worst years for wildfires on record in California.