[californiadisasters] Man indicted in starting massive Yosemite Rim Fire

Fire burned 250,000 acres of land

By Gamaliel Ortiz UPDATED 2:04 PM PDT Aug 07, 2014

FRESNO, Calif. (KCRA) —A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment Thursday, charging a 32-year-old man from Columbia with starting last year's Rim Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park. 

The nine-week long fire burned through more than 250,000 acres. It ranks as California's third-largest wildfire and the largest in the Sierra Nevada's recorded history.

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In the indictment, the grand jury charged that Keith Emerald, of Tuolumne County, kindled a fire in the Stanislaus National Forest. At the time of the fire, temporary fire restrictions were in place that prohibited fires. 

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Prosecutors also said that Emerald lied to federal agents and told them that he did not set a fire. 

Emerald is expected to appear in a Fresno federal court.

Source: http://www.kcra.com/news/man-indicted-in-starting-massive-yosemite-rim-fire/27363276#!byeeWb

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