Man Indicted with Murder, Arson for 2003 Ca. Wildfire

A prison inmate has been indicted for charges of murder and arson in the 2003 California wildfire that destroyed almost one thousand homes and was linked to six heart attack deaths. Rickie Lee Fowler, twenty-eight, was indicted on five counts of murder, one count of aggravated arson, and one count of arson in an inhabited structure, authorities said. The murder charges include the murder during the commission of the arson, said Michael Ramos, District Attorney for San Bernadino.

Ramos said hundreds of people lost their homes, including several prosecutors from his staff. “Our hearts go out to the thousands of people who were affected by this,” he said. “Although justice was delayed, I will tell you justice will not be denied in this case.”

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