Calif. suspect in fire that killed 5, destroyed hundreds of homes pleads not guilty to murder
Calif. fire suspect pleads not guilty to murder Prosecutors take gamble, charge California wildfire suspect with murder in heart attack deathsSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Retired accountant James McDermith’s mad dash to retrieve a camper and pack it with belongings as a wildfire chewed closer to his home six years ago may have cost him his life. But it wasn’t the flames or smoke that got him. Southern California attorney charged with murder in 1989 killing of girlfriend’s daughterSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A San Diego attorney was charged with murder Thursday for allegedly killing his girlfriend’s daughter 20 years ago so the mother could take custody of her granddaughters. Man charged with 5 murders, arson in destructive 2003 Southern California wildfireSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Almost six years after a wildfire destroyed nearly 1,000 homes in Southern California, prosecutors say they have enough evidence to charge a prison inmate with arson and murder in connection with the 2003 blaze. Man charged with arson, 5 counts of murder in destructive 2003 Southern California wildfireSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A grand jury has indicted a man on five counts of murder for a 2003 wildfire in Southern California that destroyed about 1,000 homes and was linked to a half-dozen heart attack deaths. 19-year-old dies after police in Southern Calif. subdue him with Taser at care facilitySAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Police say a 19-year-old man has died in Southern California after officers used a Taser to subdue him at a board-and-care facility. Juvenile charges filed against Southern California teen suspected in arsons; details withheldSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Authorities say charges have been filed against a 16-year-old boy suspected in more than a dozen Southern California arson wildfires, but details were not being made public. Investigators probe possible links in more than a dozen California fires after arrest of teenSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A 16-year-old boy arrested for investigation of arson is under investigation in connection with more than a dozen Southern California wildfires, authorities said Thursday. Investigators say teen suspected in up to 14 Southern California wildfiresSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A 16-year-old boy is suspected of starting more than a dozen wildfires east of Los Angeles. Son arrested in Vegas for 1999 killing of WWII vet whose body was found in Calif. mountainsSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — U.S. marshals in Las Vegas have arrested a 54-year-old man suspected of killing his father in California and cashing his veterans’ checks for nearly a decade. Pickup driver killed, 6 tour bus passengers suffer minor injuries in San Bernardino crashSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Authorities in California say a pickup truck has run a red light and hit a tour bus, killing the driver of the pickup and injuring six other people. Chain-reaction wreck in So. California fog injures motorists on mountain passSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — About 30 vehicles piled up in chain-reaction crashes in heavy morning fog on a Southern California mountain highway Wednesday. At least 15 people were injured, and wreckage was scattered for a half-mile. Chain-reaction wreck in So. California ‘June gloom’ fog injures motorists on mountain passSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — As many as 50 vehicles were involved in a chain-reaction accident early Wednesday in fog on a mountain highway, injuring at least 15 people and scattering wreckage for a half-mile, authorities said. Numerous vehicles collide in foggy mountain pass east of Los AngelesSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Dozens of vehicles have piled up on a fog-shrouded stretch of Interstate 15 near the summit of Southern California’s Cajon (kuh-HOHN) Pass. Authorities pursue unspecified lead in armed kidnapping of boy, 3, from California homeSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Authorities say they are pursuing an unspecified lead in the abduction of a 3-year-old boy from his California home three days ago. Authorities release surveillance photo of suspects in 3-year-old California boy’s abductionSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — California authorities have released a photo of two armed men suspected of abducting a 3-year-old boy from his San Bernardino home four days ago. Authorities looking at ‘many avenues’ in Calif. kidnapping, including links to Mexican mafiaSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Authorities trying to find a 3-year-old kidnap victim say they’re investigating several theories, including that the Spanish-speaking kidnappers were from Mexico and may have had ties to organized crime there. Authorities perplexed by abduction of 3-year-old boy in California home invasion-robberySAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Investigators trying to find a 3-year-old kidnap victim, snatched from his home by armed robbers who threatened to kill him, have received dozens of tips but no solid leads, officials said Tuesday. Authorities perplexed by abduction of 3-year-old in ‘horrifying’ California home invasionSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Investigators trying to find a 3-year-old kidnap victim, snatched from his home by armed robbers who threatened to kill him, have received dozens of tips but no solid leads, officials said Tuesday. The gunmen burst through the family’s front door Sunday and tied up 3-year-old Briant Rodriguez, four of his siblings and their mother, Maria Rosalina Millan, then ransacked the house, stealing money and other property, the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said. Authorities perplexed by abduction of 3-year-old in ‘horrifying’ California home invasionSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Investigators trying to find a 3-year-old kidnap victim, snatched from his home by armed robbers who threatened to kill him, have received dozens of tips but no solid leads, officials said Tuesday. Southern California authorities search for 3-year-old reported abducted in home invasionSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Investigators were searching Monday for a 3-year-old boy kidnapped by two gunmen who broke into his family’s home, tied up his mother and four siblings, and stole property, authorities said. Gunmen tie up family, kidnap 3-year-old boy during Southern California home invasionSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — Investigators were searching Monday for a 3-year-old boy kidnapped by two gunmen who broke into his family’s home, tied up his mother and four siblings, and stole property, authorities said. 3-year-old boy kidnapped from S. Calif home by 2 gunmen who tie up family, rob houseSAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A 3-year-old boy was kidnapped by two gunmen who broke into his family’s home, tied up his mother and her five children, robbed the house and left with the child, authorities said. |