Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Allegedly Starting 2025 Pickett Fire In Napa Valley Wine Country
The Press Democrat reported that the accused, Gutierrez Marfil, was a contract worker with Hundred Acre Wines winery.
August 28, 2026
Authorities in Napa County have charged a man for allegedly setting the 2025 Pickett Fire near Calistoga, which burned thousands of acres of Wine Country and ruined grape harvests because of the smoke.
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Napa County District Attorney Allison Haley announced on Thursday that her office had charged 45-year-old Juan Luis Gutierrez Marfil with recklessly causing a fire of a structure or forest, with a special allegation it caused more than $6 million in losses.
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A Cal Fire helicopter drops water on the Pickett Fire, August 23, 2025/ Cal Fire/CBS Bay Area
The Press Democrat reported that Gutierrez Marfil was a contract worker with Hundred Acre Wines winery. A group of winemakers are suing Hundred Acre owner Jayson Woodbridge over the smoke taint from the wildfire that ruined their harvests.
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