The Larimer County District Attorney’s Office filed a motion last week to dismiss the arson charge in the case against a man accused of starting the Alexander Mountain Fire.
The DA says new evidence indicates the suspect could not have set the fire.
Jason Hobby was arrested several months after the fire, which burned over 9,000 acres and destroyed dozens of homes. Fire investigators determined the fire was human-caused and Hobby was identified as a suspect.
In a statement, the District Attorney’s Office said additional investigation work called into question the original “theory” of the case. New evidence related to Hobby’s whereabouts, his potential alibi, access to the location where the fire started, and cell phone data all refute his implication…