Man arrested for Calif. arson fires

[Shakespeare]

BEAUMONT, Calif. - Authorities arrested a man Tuesday who is suspected of intentionally starting two wildfires this summer and is considered a person of interest in a blaze started last week that killed five firefighters.

Raymond Lee Oyler, 37, of Beaumont was arrested on two counts of arson related to wildfires in June, the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said in a statement. Oyler was not named as a suspect in the wildfire that started last week and roared across more than 60 square miles.

Four U.S. Forest Service firefighters died shortly after the blaze began Thursday when flames overran them as they tried to protect homes in the area. A fifth firefighter died Tuesday evening.

Investigators interviewed Oyler on Friday and then searched his home on Monday, the sheriff's department said. No other details were released.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061101/ap_on_re_us/socal_wildfire

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I wonder how they catch people like him......

Maybe someone saw him.......:shrug:

[babylonsister]

2. If this is the guy who did this, I hope he is caught and charged.

To the max.

[Hekate]

3. What a relief. Arsonists tend to repeat their crimes

Fire investigators have gotten very good at the CSI and related detective work necessary to determine what -- and who -- started a fire. But there are some arsonists who remain at large for years.

There really is a "fire season" in So Cal, and right now much of Southern California is tinder dry.

Hekate

[longship]

4. Bump-de-bump-de-bump! Ci-ah-bo-la! My life for you.

On Holloween, only fitting we should have some Stephen King

[devilgrrl]

5. Hope he's the right suspect.

I hate it when the media jumps all over something only find out it was all bullshit. Like Richard Jewell.

[davidinalameda]

6. if he is guilty

I hope he goes away for life

but I'm sure the state will try and get the death penalty for him

deaths caused by arson are considered first degree murder in California