Crime & Safety

Accused Arsonist Flew In From Missouri To Set Fires: Police

The largest burned 128 acres near the Calaveras Reservoir last weekend.

Accused arsonist Freddie Graham, 68, of Lonejack, Missouri
Accused arsonist Freddie Graham, 68, of Lonejack, Missouri (CBS-SF)

MILPITAS (CBS SF) — A 68-year-old Missouri man allegedly traveled to the San Francisco Bay Area and then set six arson fires including a blaze that charred 128 acres near the Calaveras Reservoir last weekend, authorities said.

Officials said Freddie Graham, 68, of Lonejack, Missouri, was being held on 13 counts of arson and two counts of arson during state of emergency. If convicted he faces up to 22 years in prison.

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