Eyewitness Lead Helps Link Suspect to Spokane’s Old Trails Fire Arson
TL;DR
A Spokane County arson suspect, Aaron F. Farinacci, was charged with first-degree arson in the Old Trails Fire after eyewitnesses reported a bald man lingering near railroad tracks before smoke appeared. Investigators linked the blaze to dry grass ignited by an open flame, while noting wildfire arson cases require weighing multiple types of evidence. Farinacci’s prior criminal history, including a 2010 murder in Arizona, is part of the context as investigators reconstruct the fire’s origin and timeline amid evacuations and widespread destruction.
- Eyewitness describes suspicious encounter that helped launch Washington wildfire arson probe Fox News
- Here’s what we know about all the fires currently burning across Spokane County KREM
- Wildfire evacuations lifted near Long Lake KXLY.com
- Aaron Farinacci arrest: How a grandfather’s quick thinking led fire investigators to a Spokane arson suspect CNN
- ‘They want an answer’: Dispelling conspiracy theories plaguing the Spokane Complex fires The Spokesman-Review
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