Cal Fire Arrests Two On Felony Arson Charges In Siskiyou County

Two arson arrests have been made by Cal Fire Officers in Siskiyou County. On Sunday afternoon crews responded to an illegal fire at Lake Siskiyou. A 68-year-old man apparently tried to run but was caught and arrested for felony unsafe and illegal burning with an open flame. Sunday night at 10:30PM there was a roadside fire in Montague that was found to be intentionally caused. A 71-year-old man was taken to Fairchild Medical Center for minor burns and then booked into jail on a felony arson charge.

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