Shirt clue ties Spokane arson suspect to summer fires, arraignment after arrest
TL;DR
Aaron Farinacci, suspected of starting the Old Trails fire and two other Spokane blazes, was linked to the incidents by witnesses and a distinctive green shirt; he was contacted by investigators last summer and later arrested on first-degree arson with a $1 million bond, with an arraignment pending. Investigators tied him to recent activity near the West Plains fire, found ignition-related items on him, and note a prior manslaughter conviction in Arizona.
- Suspected Old Trails arsonist Aaron Farinacci contacted over Spokane fires last year, court docs say The Spokesman-Review
- Man in custody for allegedly starting Old Trails Fire KREM
- 'The fire's right there' - Families recount fleeing Washington state wildfires BBC
- Spokane arson suspect took a plea deal for death of his father, served prison time in Arizona KXLY.com
- Visualizing the wildfires in Washington and Oregon, in maps and satellite imagery CNN
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