© Mariposa County Sheriff's OfficeAlleged arsonist Edward Fredrick Wackerman was arrested Friday.
Comment: In a hundred years, if we have that long, our progeny will look back on this sentence, and all those like it, and marvel at the stupidity.
Edward Fredrick Wackerman of Mariposa, Calif., was busted Friday on suspicion of arson for allegedly igniting the Oak Fire, which destroyed 127 homes, caused thousands of people to evacuate and ravaged nearly 20,000 acres of vegetation in July 2022.
The suspect is facing charges of suspicion of aggravated arson, arson that causes great bodily injury and arson causing damage or destruction of inhabited structures, the California Department of Forestry said.
It isn't clear how Wackerman may have started the blaze or what finally led to his arrest. Mariposa County District Attorney Walter Wall said a Tuesday press conference on the case is planned.
"Ed Wackerman is facing several felony charges, including aggravated arson. These charges carry serious legal consequences and the District Attorney is committed to ensuring a fair trial and upholding justice," Wall said in a statement posted online.
"Currently, the investigation is under review by our office. Due to the sensitive nature of the case and the rights of the defendant, we cannot disclose anything other than what has been released in the Cal Fire press release," he added.
At the height of the massive blaze, about 6,000 people living in the nearby mountain communities were ordered by officials to flee their homes.
While no one was killed in the ginormous inferno, the fire injured three firefighters, scorched 30 square miles of land and destroyed 127 homes and 66 outbuildings.
At the time, smoke from the fire drifted more than 200 miles, reaching Lake Tahoe, parts of Nevada and the San Francisco Bay Area.
California has experienced increasingly larger and deadlier wildfires in recent years from what scientists say is the result of climate change. Officially initially believed that's what caused the Oak Fire.
Comment: Which "scientists"? Even the IPCC says this is nonsense. See this, for instance: Canadian wildfires blamed on climate change - but fire numbers are at historic lows.
The Oak Fire was just one of several devastating blazes that charred California last year.
Reader Comments
Why did they claim the fire was caused by global warming? Did it start while Wackerman was lighting his farts? You know that nasty Methane is a greenhouse gas!
Wack em and stack em!
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Forgot to mention he burns things too.
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-It isn't clear how Wackerman may have started the blaze or what finally led to his arrest . Mariposa County District Attorney Walter Wall said a Tuesday press conference on the case is planned.
Why so vague on details of the investigation?
Takes discernment skills to recognize the chicanery.