Former college professor indicted for arson 'spree' in area of Dixie Fire
Gary Stephen Maynard faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for the "arson-setting spree" that took place near the then-ongoing Dixie Fire.
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Gary Stephen Maynard faces a maximum of 20 years in prison for the "arson-setting spree" that took place near the then-ongoing Dixie Fire.
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a former criminal justice professor with starting four fires in Northern California within a
"setting four fires over the course of two weeks"
Prosecutors said Maynard carried out an “arson spree” when he allegedly sparked four fires in Northern California this summer. Authorities said the fires were set behind fire crews battling the Dixie Fire, which became California’s second largest wildfire in history. He faces a penalty of 20 years in prison and...
A college professor suspected in a series of arson fires has been charged with setting a small blaze in a forest near Northern California’s massive Dixie...