28-12-2018 03:14 via ocregister.com

Judge rules that man accused of igniting massive Holy fire will stand trial

The man accused of igniting the massive Holy fire will stand trial, a judge ruled Thursday, despite authorities not having any physical evidence either tying him to the suspected arson or detailing exactly how the blaze began.
Fire investigators, during a two-day long preliminary hearing, relied heavily on threats Forrest Clark is accused of making against fellow residents of rustic Holy Jim Canyon in making the case that Clark is responsible for the fire that in August burned through 23,000 acr
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