Alleged Riverside Arsonist Heads to Trial

A 24-year-old man accused of igniting five spot fires in a Riverside nature preserve must stand trial on five counts of arson, a judge ruled Thursday.

Andrew Gonzalo Chairez was arrested last July following a joint investigation by the Riverside Fire and Police Departments.

At the end of a preliminary hearing Thursday, Riverside County Superior Court Judge John Nguyen ruled there was sufficient evidence to bound Chairez over for trial on all the felony charges filed against him…

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