Gann Fire suspect arraigned on multiple charges

A 65-year-old local man accused of igniting a deadly fire that burned for nine days south of New Hogan Lake, killing a civilian and destroying 48 structures, remains in jail on a $170,000 bond. Last Wednesday, Sept. 15, Herbert Wayne Smith, a Valley Springs resident, was arraigned in Calaveras County Superior Court on multiple felony charges related to the Aug. […]

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