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posted by janrinok on Monday October 28 2019, @07:49PM   Printer-friendly
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Missouri man flies to California, sets 13 wildfires, then tries to fly home, cops say

A Missouri man flew to California, spent two days setting wildfires, then tried to fly home, officials say. He was arrested Monday.

Freddie Graham, 68, hopped on a flight from Missouri to San Jose last Thursday, KPIX reported. After renting a car, he spent the next two days setting fires as he drove the “narrow, windy roads” between Ed Levin Park and the Calaveras Reservoir in the foothills near San Jose, Deputy District Attorney Bud Porter said.

Officials say Graham would light pieces of paper on fire and then toss them out of his window as he drove, The East Bay Times reported. He’s believed to have set at least 13 fires — four on Friday and nine on Saturday — which are collectively referred to as the Reservoir Fire, officials say.

It took hours for firefighters to put out Friday’s blazes, officials say, but Saturday’s proved even more tenacious, taking firefighters the rest of the weekend to extinguish them, The East Bay Times reported. The fire burned more than 128 acres, though no injuries or damaged structures were reported.


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  • (Score: 3, Touché) by Osamabobama on Tuesday October 29 2019, @05:37PM

    by Osamabobama (5842) on Tuesday October 29 2019, @05:37PM (#913352)

    The real fires were in California. The hypothetical fires that could not be lit this time of year are in Washington.

    A previous comment advocated burning tech headquarters, including Microsoft's.

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