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VIDEO: NO IMAGES OF ACCUSED: 8 Dec: CBS Local: Father And Son Accused Of Starting Caldor Fire
On Wednesday, the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office announced that father and son David Scott Smith, 66, and Travis Shane Smith, 32, are being charged with reckless arson in connection with the fire, which burned more than 200,000 acres in El Dorado and Amador Counties...
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/video/6170005-father-and-son-accused-of-starting-caldor-fire/

8 Dec: Mercury News: Father-son duo arrested on suspicion of starting Caldor Fire
Men are accused of “reckless arson”
by Jason Green
David Scott Smith, 66, and Travis Shane Smith, 32, were arrested on Ramey warrants, the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release Wednesday afternoon. A Ramey warrant is a type of warrant that is issued before criminal charges are filed.
The two men are accused of “reckless arson,” prosecutors said...

Reichel told the Sacramento Bee that Travis Smith, an electrician, was with his father near the site of the fire’s origin east of Omo Ranch and south of Grizzly Flats, saw the flames and called 911.
“There is no reason that this person would set a fire unless it was an accident and not intended,” Reichel told the newspaper. “Obviously, he clearly states that he did not set the fire. He only called it in.”...
https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/12/08/father-son-duo-arrested-on-suspicion-of-starting-caldor-fire/