RIVERSIDE A 54-year-old transient who allegedly set the 2013 Silver fire near Banning, which blackened more than 20,000 acres and injured more than a dozen people, must stand trial on more than three dozen felony charges, a judge has ruled. Stephen Patrick Medlock was arrested last year after an extensive investigation by Cal Fire […]
Melissa.Pinion-Whitt@inlandnewspapers.com @IEcrimejourno BANNING >> After days of fighting the Silver Fire south of Banning, firefigters predicted Friday night the blaze would be fully contained by Sunday. By Friday the blaze had grown to 18,000 acres but was 40 percent contained. More than 1,600 firefighters battled the fire, which had moved east into the Cabazon area, […]
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A 58-year-old transient who ignited the 2013 Silver Fire near Banning, which blackened more than 20,000 acres and injured multiple people, pleaded guilty today to over a dozen felony charges and was immediately sentenced to 16 years in state prison.