Gary Maynard, 47, taught Criminal Justice courses at Santa Clara University and Sonoma State University, FOX 40 of Sacramento reported, citing information from Maynard’s bio page on the Sonoma State website.
That page was not working on Tuesday night.
Maynard was facing charges of arson in connection with the Ranch Fire as well as unauthorized entry into a closed area, FOX 40 reported. He was arrested Saturday following an investigation that began in July, according to the station.
Court documents indicate that the Ranch Fire and six other fires started between July 6 and Aug. 7 near the Lassen National Forest and Shasta-Trinity National Forest, both in Northern California. The three most recent fires, including the Ranch Fire, started in the area of the Dixie Fire, the report said.
"The area in which Maynard chose to set his fires is near the ongoing Dixie Fire, a fire which is still not contained despite the deployment and efforts of over 5,000 personnel," Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Anderson wrote in a memo, according to FOX 40.
Anderson argued that Maynard should remain in custody pending further legal action.
This had been going on since I was a kid in the Bay Area. Arson has been a big problem in California for a very long time. Even before all the climate change crap started. Not sure if it is merely mental illness or pure evil. The recent uptick in fires is mental instability from the Global Warming scam. At this point, the Bay Area is lost. Shame too, some of the best climate in the world to live in. The kill shots should eliminate about 90% of the population, so it might be a good place to live again in another 4-6 months. About 90% of those sheep are mRNA shot up. The same situation will apply in Seattle, but it isn't as nice a place to live.