None
ID
Authorities arrest arson suspect in connection with one of Spokane’s devastating wildfires
['Lindsey Wasson', 'Ed White And Gene Johnson', 'The Associated Press']
Brandon Sun
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the three devastating wildfires that are burning through the region.
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said Aaron F. Farinacci, 37, was arrested and booked on suspicion of first degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire, the largest of the three blazes around Spokane.
Farinacci’s first court appearance will be Tuesday, according to Spokane County Prosecutor Preston McCollam.
Earlier Monday, some residents returned to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend, covering yards in charred debris.
Mark Gregory, a spokesperson for the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office, said the county initially received nearly 300 reports of missing people, but by Monday they had cleared all but 14.