Child molester to learn fate for setting one of California’s largest wildfires

Source: New York Post

The man behind one of California’s most destructive wildfires was convicted Friday nearly two years after the blaze burned more than 400,000 acres. Ronnie Stout, of Chico, was found guilty of malicious arson charges in connection with the 2024 Park Fire, the state’s fourth-largest on record. The conviction also includes enhancements for causing multiple structures to burn and for a third strike under California’s Three Strikes Law.