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College professor held in wildland arson spree near California’s massive Dixie Fire
Sacramento Bee ^ | 10 Aug 2021 | Sam Stanton

Posted on 08/10/2021 10:07:27 PM PDT by blueplum

A college professor suspected in a series of arson fires in remote forested areas of Northern California near the massive Dixie Fire has been charged in connection with one of the blazes in Lassen County and was ordered held Tuesday in the Sacramento County Main Jail.

Gary Stephen Maynard, 47, is believed to have worked at a number of colleges in California, including Santa Clara University and Sonoma State University, where a Dr. Gary Maynard is listed as a lecturer in criminal justice studies specializing in criminal justice, cults and deviant behavior.

...Maynard was arrested Saturday following an investigation that began July 20 and included a U.S. Forest Service agent placing a tracking device under his car after he had been stopped briefly by Susanville police on Aug. 3...

...“He entered the evacuation zone and began setting fires behind the first responders fighting the Dixie Fire,” Anderson wrote in his detention memo. “In addition to the danger of enlarging the Dixie fire and threatening more lives and property, this increased the danger to the first responders.”...

(Excerpt) Read more at sacbee.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: arsonists; crime; dixiefire; wildfire
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a professor with multiple degrees
1 posted on 08/10/2021 10:07:27 PM PDT by blueplum
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To: blueplum

I guess he was an expert in what he taught.


2 posted on 08/10/2021 10:10:30 PM PDT by Fido969 (45 is Superman!)
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To: blueplum

Sit him down, chained to a tree in the path of the fire.


3 posted on 08/10/2021 10:10:56 PM PDT by Reno89519 (Buy American, Hire American! End All Worker Visa Programs. Replace Visa Workers w/ American Wo)
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To: blueplum

I wonder if he was Antifa


4 posted on 08/10/2021 10:11:28 PM PDT by McGavin999 (biden is not my president )
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To: blueplum

“…Maynard was arrested Saturday following an investigation that began July 20 and included a U.S. Forest Service agent placing a tracking device under his car after he had been stopped briefly by Susanville police on Aug. 3….”
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Smart! They were definitely smarter than the stupid ass “professor”.


5 posted on 08/10/2021 10:11:53 PM PDT by House Atreides
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To: blueplum

The (real) Nutty Professor!


6 posted on 08/10/2021 10:13:43 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: blueplum

Maybe he was trying to get inside the criminal mind for his next course?


7 posted on 08/10/2021 10:14:02 PM PDT by Spirit of Liberty (~Truth does not mind being questioned. A lie does not like being challenged.~)
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To: blueplum

Why does he remind me of the unibomber, only instead of bombing universities he is bombing minds and intellect while polluting via arson in protest of...?
When does his manifesto get published?


9 posted on 08/10/2021 10:14:31 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same. )
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The (real) Nutty Professor!

Maybe he is not nutty at all, but is a communist.

10 posted on 08/10/2021 10:27:32 PM PDT by Mark17 (Air Traffic Controller, retired. Father of US Air Force 1st Lieutenant, and trained combat pilot )
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To: blueplum

Now we know climate change is a lib, has a name and a job.


11 posted on 08/10/2021 10:33:59 PM PDT by roving
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Dr. Gary Maynard is listed as a lecturer in criminal justice studies specializing in criminal justice

Perfect...They're going to push their climate change BS if they have to burn down the entire state.

12 posted on 08/10/2021 10:51:28 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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That’s not him. This article has a picture of him, and multiple details:

https://www.thedailybeast.com/criminal-justice-professor-gary-maynard-set-blazes-across-northern-california-as-dixie-fire-raged-cops-say?ref=scroll


13 posted on 08/10/2021 10:54:56 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: caww

No, that is an innocent 78 year old man who wandered away from his residence.


14 posted on 08/10/2021 11:00:15 PM PDT by PghBaldy (12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
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To: caww

Well it looks tough to put his hair on fire..


15 posted on 08/10/2021 11:09:59 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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Dr. Gary Maynard is listed as a lecturer in criminal justice studies specializing in criminal justice

Is he a Professor or a Lecturer? There's a difference.

I've a friend whose brother was a Lecturer at NYU. A Lecturer is someone who teaches part time, but is NOT on the tenure track. They are not employees of the university, but independent contractors. Usually, they work full time in other professions (law, finance, etc.) and only teach a course or two part time.

At UCLA, they are known as Instructors.

16 posted on 08/10/2021 11:44:52 PM PDT by Angelino97
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I have no idea. You’ll have to check with the author of this report.


17 posted on 08/10/2021 11:48:54 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: blueplum

In Fahrenheit and Celsius.


18 posted on 08/11/2021 12:03:41 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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WAIT!

All this time were being told the fires are started by climate change.

Now all of a sudden we're being told they were started by a College Professor.

Which one is the lie?

19 posted on 08/11/2021 12:07:23 AM PDT by lewislynn ( Supporting your social media is more harmful to the country than voting Democrat)
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To: blueplum

If we are not going to just put a bullet in creeps like this just let them go. Maybe someone will do the right thing.


20 posted on 08/11/2021 12:09:21 AM PDT by Sequoyah101 (Politicians are only marginally good at one thing, being politicians. Otherwise they are fools.)
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