Written by Gregory Yee on Dec 10, 2021. Posted in Latest news
Father, Son Charged For Sparking Caldor Fire That Newsom Blamed On Climate Change
caldor fireProsecutors in Northern California filed charges Thursday against a father and son suspected of starting the Caldor fire, which tore through the Sierra Nevada this year and threatened the resort city of South Lake Tahoe.
David Scott Smith, 66, and his son, Travis Shane Smith, 32, were arrested Wednesday on Ramey warrants, which are issued before criminal charges are filed, according to the El Dorado County district attorney’s office.
A criminal complaint filed Thursday formalized the charges against both men.
Travis Smith faces one count each of recklessly causing a fire with great bodily injury, recklessly causing fire to an inhabited structure, recklessly causing a fire of a structure or forest land, converting a firearm into a machine gun, or knowingly manufacturing a machine gun, and possession of a silencer.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/father-son-charged-for-sparking-caldor-fire-that-newsom-blamed-on-climate-change/
