Man accused in arson
The District Attorney just announced the filing of arson charges against a A 41-year-old Sun Valley man who was caught trying to light up a hillside the other day by quick-thinking Woodland Hills residents who called 911. What bonehead thinks of trying to torch a hillside (allegedly) when probably the worst wildfires to hit Southern California have erupted? Here's the short take from the D.A., with a link below to the earlier piece.
Catalino Pineda faces one count of arson. Witnesses allegedly spotted Pineda lighting a fire on a hillside near Del Valle Street and Ponce Avenue about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and walk away, police said. The fire was quickly extinguished. Witnesses followed Pineda to a nearby restaurant and notified police, who arrested him. He is being held on $75,000 bail. If convicted, he faces up to six years in state prison.