Arrest Warrants Issued in Malibu Fire

[AlCzervik]

Source: comcast

By THOMAS WATKINS, AP
20 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES —

Authorities on Thursday arrested five men accused of causing a Malibu fire that destroyed more than 50 homes and caused over $100 million in losses, authorities said Thursday.

Investigators used surveillance video, receipts and food wrappers to track down the men who were believed to have been at the cave where the fire started, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca said.

"As adults we have always taught our children to be aware of the perils of fire," Baca said. "In this case adults and fire and carelessness ... are things that led to this crime."

Baca identified the men as Brian Allen Anderson, 22; William Thomas Coppock, 23; Brian David Franks, 27; Eric Matthew Ullman, 18; and 19-year-old Dean Allen Lavorante. All five were in custody Thursday evening, Los Angeles County sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore said. It was unclear whether they had retained lawyers. None of the men had listed phone numbers in the Los Angeles County area.

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[DS1]

1. Meanwhile

Osama Bin Forgotten tosses away an empty Snickers wrapper and laughs.

[mac2]

2. They found the fire bugs because of videos, etc.?

Surveillance video in a cave? Is this story not as crazy as the Pigeon dung reason for the collapse of that bridge in MN?

Is every disaster event even more crazy and the media sucks it up as truth? Do the Neo Cons get a kick out of their outlandish stories thinking we are stupid?

A group of women at the Y and I were discussing all the shootings and disasters. We all believed they were lying and even covering up the ridiculous. We weren't believing the media or government. Whose that stupid?

Where are they from if not LA? Homeland "Insecurity", Inc. Florida?

[MrScorpio]

3. I think the tapes came from the stores that were the source of of the receipts

A good lawyer is going to have a field day with the chain of custody issues UNLESS the prosecutors can up with direct eyes witnesses and definitive forensic evidence.

[saigon68]

5. These were probably homeless guys

[sasquatch]

4. I still say it was someone working on the behalf of Blackwater

[DS1]

6. For what benefit?

[sasquatch]

7. There was a community that was going to block them from opening a training center

[LeftyMom]

8. That was a different fire.

Down near San Diego. This one was in Malibu.

The whole LA basin lies between the two.