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
One Comment
Obviously, this was done intentionally but why?
My best guess was for a distraction to bring attention/divert resources away and thin them out
They need to look for any illegal operations (be it stealing water or moving illegal substances around). Something doesn’t add up.