美国华盛顿州斯波坎市37岁居民Aaron F. Farinacci因涉嫌引发该市最大野火——老迹象火（Old Trails Fire）而被控一级纵火罪[1]。这场野火发生于周六，位于斯波坎市中心西北方向[1]。Farinacci被拘留时携带火柴和丁烷打火机[1]。斯波坎县警长John Nowels表示，"正是市民的警惕和举报导致了Farinacci的快速被捕"[1]。Farinacci在亚利桑那州有重罪过失杀人记录[1]，其首次法庭出庭定于周二进行[1]。
三场野火共烧毁约12.5平方英里（约32平方公里）的面积，摧毁至少700座建筑[1]。约67000人被迫疏散[1]。虽然初期接到近300起失踪人员报告，但截至周一仅有14起未澄清[1]，目前未报告死亡或重伤[1]。超过1000名消防员正在参与灭火工作，预计数日内人数将翻倍[1]。
A 37-year-old Spokane resident has been arrested and charged with first-degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire, one of the city's most destructive wildfires [1]. Aaron F. Farinacci was taken into custody following the Saturday fire that erupted northwest of downtown Spokane [1]. At the time of his arrest, Farinacci was carrying matches and a butane lighter [1].
Three wildfires in the area have destroyed approximately 700 buildings and burned around 12.5 square miles, prompting the evacuation of roughly 67,000 people [1]. No deaths or serious injuries have been reported [1]. More than 1,000 firefighters are currently responding to the blazes, with that number expected to double within days [1]. Initial reports included nearly 300 missing persons, though by Monday only 14 cases remained unresolved [1].
Sheriff John Nowels attributed Farinacci's swift arrest to community vigilance, stating that "it was the alertness and reporting of citizens that led to Farinacci's quick apprehension" [1]. Farinacci, who has a prior felony manslaughter conviction in Arizona, is scheduled to make his first court appearance on Tuesday [1].