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The first trial of a man charged with setting a fire that destroyed about 30 homes in Mendocino County recently ended in a mistrial, according to court documents.

The first trial of a man charged with setting a fire that destroyed about 30 homes in Mendocino County recently ended in a mistrial, according to court documents.

The trial of a man charged with setting a fire that destroyed nearly 50 structures in Calpella three years ago began Wednesday in Marin County, court documents and an investigator confirmed this week.

An arson court case from Mendocino County will take place outside of the county. A judge has ruled that the suspect in the 2021 Hopkins fire, Devin Lamar

Devin Lamar Johnson is charged with starting the fire on Sept. 12. At least 30 homes were destroyed.

The man accused of setting the Hopkins Fire in Mendocino County in September will stand trial, despite his defense arguing that he is not mentally competent.

Amid a series of arson incidents across Northern California this year, a criminology professor was charged with setting a patch of the Sierra Nevada forest ablaze.

Amid a series of arson incidents across Northern California this year, a criminology professor was charged with setting a patch of the Sierra Nevada forest ablaze.

Amid a series of arson incidents across Northern California this year, a criminology professor was charged with setting a patch of the Sierra Nevada forest ablaze.