CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers make an Arrest

CAL FIRE NEWS RELEASE

Yreka, CA –At approximately 9 A.M. on June 25, 2023, Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, California Highway Patrol and CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers responded to a report of a large pole barn full of bailed hay that was fully involved in Macdoel. A witness told fire personnel of a suspicious individual who was seen fleeing from a second small fire in the area. A California Highway Patrol Officer was able to locate the vehicle being driven by the suspicious person seen at the second small fire. The officer then conducted a traffic stop and detained the suspect until Siskiyou County Sheriff Deputies and CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers arrived. CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers, in conjunction with Siskiyou County Sheriff Deputies, arrested Yang Meng, age 41 from Yreka, for causing the two fires. Meng was transported to the Siskiyou County Jail where he was booked on the following charges:

CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE: 451(c) -Felony
CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE: 451(d) – Felony
CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE: 453(a)- Felony

CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers work diligently to investigate all fires and apprehend those suspected of starting fires. All fire will continue to pose a major threat to life, property, and our state’s natural resources. CAL FIRE urges the public to be vigilant in their preparedness and aware of suspicious activity.

CAL FIRE would like to thank California Highway Patrol, Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, Klamath National Forest as well as Butte Valley, Dorris and Pleasant Valley Fire Departments for their assistance.

For more information on how you can be prepared for a Wildfire, visit www.ReadyforWildfire.org
or www.fire.ca.gov

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