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The man accused of intentionally starting one of Washington’s most destructive wildfires is expected to enter his plea in court.
Aaron F. Farinacci has been charged with first-degree arson and is being held on $1 million bond.
The alleged arsonist in the first of three devastating wildfires in Washington state last week admitted to igniting the blaze and more than two dozen others since last year, court documents show.
Authorities detained Aaron Farinacci after a witness reported seeing him near the area where the Spokane fire started.
The man accused of intentionally starting the Old Trails Fire appeared in Spokane County Superior Court on Thursday, where a judge increased his bond to $2 million and ordered a review to determine whether he should undergo a competency evaluation before entering a plea.
Aaron F. Farinacci, a convicted felon, has been arrested on an arson charge in connection with the Old Trails Fire in Spokane, Washington.
Is suspected Spokane arsonist Aaron F. Farinacci a registered Republican voter? No, that's not true: Voters in Washington state do not register by political party, according to the Washington
The 37-year-old convicted felon was taken into custody at his residence after investigators say they linked him to the fire's origin point; he is held on $1 million bond ahead of a Tuesday court appearance.
Aaron Farinacci, a convicted Arizona felon, was identified in a Spokane fire case. He was sentenced to 12 years for killing his father in 2010.
Newly obtained court documents detail the moment a man was arrested, accused of starting a fire that’s wreaking havoc in the Spokane area.