Sheriff Press Release
Wednesday 02 May 2012
Arson Suspect Arrested in Loyalton
Incident: # 12-00621
PRESS RELEASE
For more information, contact:
Sheriff John Evans
(530) 289-3700
On Sunday 29 April 2012 at about 4:15 pm the Sierra County Sheriff’s Office received an Emergency 9-1-1 call reporting a brush fire near the Loyalton Senior Apartments at 100 Hill Street in the City of Loyalton, north/eastern county. The Loyalton Fire Department along with deputy sheriffs responded. The Loyalton Fire Department made initial attack on the fire and contained it to approximately 1/8th of an acre. The fire was approximately 100 yards to the west of the apartment complex in a wooded area. The United States Forest Service was notified and a Fire Prevention Officer responded from the Town of Truckee to assist the Loyalton Fire Department.
Fire personnel determined the cause of the fire as “suspicious” due to its location and several articles of personal property located at the scene. Deputy sheriffs assisted in the investigation and obtained statements from several near-by residents. Deputies identified a “person of interest”. With the help of local residents, deputies located and interviewed this person later that evening. Based on the physical evidence recovered from the fire, and statements obtained from the person of interest, deputies made an arrest of Steven DENTON, aged 19 years and a resident of Loyalton for arson, Penal Code 451. As of this afternoon Mr. DENTON remains in the custody of the Sierra County Sheriff's Office subject to bail in the amount of $90,000.
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