Man charged with starting 11,500-acre Cranston fire, 8 others in Riverside County
MOUNTAIN CENTER, Calif. - Riverside County prosecutors announced Friday that they have charged a 32-year-old man with starting nine separate fires, including a wildfire that has burned more than 11,500 acres in Idyllwild and forced the evacuation of thousands of residents as it rages through the San Jacinto Mountains.
Brandon N. McGlover was charged with 15 felony counts connected to the fires, authorities said. He is charged with one count of aggravated arson, five counts of arson of an inhabited structure and nine counts of arson of forest or wildland. If convicted, he faces a sentence of up to life in prison. He's being held on $1 million bail.
Prosecutors say McGlover started eight fires on July 25, two days
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