Michigan trucker gets 10 years in prison for setting semi-trailer fires

A Michigan truck driver who was found guilty of setting Swift Transportation equipment on fire as part of a personal vendetta against the company has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison.

Viorel Pricop, 66, of Allen Park, was sentenced Friday to 10 years and one month in prison for setting six semi-trailers ablaze in California’s Inland Empire region and High Desert during a 10-month span. Judge Sunshine S. Sykes of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California...

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Self-described ‘shaman’ arrested in California wildfire arson

Smoke from the Fawn fire in northern California, with inset of woman accused of setting the fire.

Authorities have arrested a self-described “shaman” who they believe intentionally set the latest wildfire in California.

The Fawn fire near Redding started Wednesday afternoon and spread quickly, burning homes and prompting evacuation orders Thursday for thousands of people, according to local officials.

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California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) officials said Alexandra Souverneva, 30, of Palo Alto, was under...

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