Thursday, May 21, 2009

Former federal firefighter held in Calif. arsons

A former U.S. Forest Service seasonal firefighter has been ordered to stand trial on charges that he started three fires in Tuolumne County. Gregory Livingston is accused of setting the blazes within a few hours of each other Sept. 6 in the Stanislaus National Forest. He had resigned from the Forest Service for medical reasons two months before the fires started. Tuolumne County Superior Court Judge Douglas Boyack ruled Tuesday that there is enough evidence to try Livingston, 26, of Sonora, on three counts of arson. He was arrested on the charges in April...AP

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