A man has been arraigned on charges from an incident in January, when he allegedly set fire to a home in Bella Vista and fired a Shotgun into it, injuring a child. On the night of January 11th Robert Johnson of Bella Vista Court saw an armed man walking around his property so he went to talk to him. The trespasser, identified as 33-year-old Evan Holliday, allegedly raised his Shotgun and pointed it at Johnson, who fled back into his home and took shelter with his family. Holliday then reportedly set fire to the home and Johnson’s vehicle. Johnson went back out to douse the fire and was threatened with the gun again. He apparently got back inside just as Holliday opened fire through the front window, sending Shotgun pellets through many of the walls and wounding Johnson’s juvenile son. There were other children inside as well but they were uninjured. Holliday’s vehicle had been seen fleeing the scene and it was spotted sometime after Midnight by Tehama County Deputies at a home on Adobe Road in Red Bluff. Holliday’s charges include 6 counts of attempted murder and arson of an inhabited structure. On Tuesday he pled not guilty. He returns to court in July. He’s being held without bail.
– Steve Gibson