9 individuals have been charged, principally with arson, in reference to separate alleged crimes throughout the Los Angeles-area wildfires, prosecutors stated as we speak.
The fees together with felony arson, felony looting, and misdemeanor impersonating a firefighter, in response to an announcement from Los Angeles County District Legal professional Nathan J. Hochman.
“To anybody who believes they will use this catastrophe as a canopy for prison exercise, let this be your warning: you can be caught, and you can be held accountable,” Hochman stated.
Six of the individuals charged with arson individually lit numerous gadgets on fireplace, together with a Christmas tree and a sofa, prosecutors stated.
In one other case, a person lit trash on fireplace subsequent to coach tracks inside an evacuation zone in Compton, prosecutors stated.
In a separate case, a person was stopped on Jan. 10 whereas driving in an evacuation zone. Officers discovered .357 ammunition and an AR15 journal, together with a drone, walkie talkies, housebreaking instruments, gloves, and a window punch software, prosecutors stated.
That man is charged with illegal possession of ammunition, prohibited by a previous conviction; possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of burglar’s instruments, prosecutors stated.
And one other man is accused of carrying a yellow firefighter jacket and having a primary responders’ radio in a compulsory evacuation space in Malibu. He’s charged with receiving stolen property, impersonating a firefighter and illegal use of a badge, prosecutors stated.
