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The man accused of starting the devastating Old Trails Fire in Spokane County<\/a> had his bail doubled to $2 million Thursday after prosecutors filed four additional arson charges and alleged he admitted to setting 25 fires in the area since 2025.<\/p>\n

Court documents reviewed by Fox News Digital allege Aaron Forrest Farinacci, 37, also confessed to monitoring weather apps to identify ideal conditions and checking weather conditions while constructing a delayed ignition device to start the Old Trails Fire.<\/p>\n

During a court appearance Thursday, Judge Jeremy Schmidt found probable cause to charge Farinacci with the four additional counts of first-degree arson<\/a> stemming from fires allegedly set since last summer.<\/p>\n

According to the affidavit, Farinacci initially denied involvement in the Old Trails Fire during a 90-minute interrogation following his Aug. 3 arrest before later confessing to planning and setting the blaze alight.<\/p>\n

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Detectives also said they corroborated evidence linking Farinacci to other blazes: the Aubrey White, Copper River\/Meenach, Fort George and Indian Bluff fires.<\/p>\n

In court, Spokane County Prosecutor Preston McCollam asked for the higher bond, stating, “I am asking the court to increase bail or bond in this amount to $2 million, given the gravity of these charges, given the addition of four separate arson counts.”<\/p>\n

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The judge agreed, noting, “The amount, as requested by Prosecutor McCollam, is appropriate.”<\/p>\n

The arraignment was also delayed Thursday after Farinacci’s defense requested a mental competency evaluation to determine whether he is fit to stand trial<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The expanded charges come amid widespread destruction caused by the Old Trails Fire, which started Aug. 1.<\/p>\n

The blaze burned more than 3,200 acres, destroyed about 700 homes<\/a> and other structures and forced the evacuation of more than 60,000 residents.<\/p>\n

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Court documents also show Farinacci eventually admitted to planning the Old Trails Fire for two weeks.<\/p>\n

The documents say he built a time-delay device from paper, matches, cigarettes and rubber bands modeled after one used by serial arsonist John Leonard Orr<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Documents also allege Farinacci deliberately ignited simultaneous fires at other times to distract and thin out emergency response crews.<\/p>\n

Background checks also showed a prior conviction for manslaughter after he fatally shot his father in Arizona in 2010. He served about a decade in prison after pleading guilty in 2012 to manslaughter and aggravated assault.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/old-trails-fire-suspect-allegedly-confessed-setting-25-fires-judge-doubles-bail-2m <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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