Posted on 08/15/2012 8:29:18 PM PDT by george76
A jury on Wednesday found a California man guilty of murdering five people who had heart attacks after he deliberately started a blaze that ballooned into a massive wildfire. Jurors in San Bernardino found 30-year-old Rickie Fowler guilty of setting the Old Fire in the foothills above San Bernardino in October 2003 that burned 91,000 acres and torched 1,000 buildings over nine days.
Prosecutors charged Fowler with the murders of five men, ranging in age from 54 to 93, who died from heart attacks after their homes burned to the ground or as they rushed to evacuate. Fowler also was convicted of two counts of arson, along with special circumstances that make him eligible for the death penalty.
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Thank God your fire got nipped in the bud!
I hope the other inmates go Jeffrey Dahmer on him in prison. He doesn't deserve to live on the taxpayer's dime.
GOOD!
Thanks for explaining that to me. That three strikes law is tough, eh?
California still seems to be pretty tough on crime, at least the laws they have on the books. You never even hear about them trying to get rid of the DP or anything.
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