A man accused of arson and attempted murder against a probation officer in Stockton this month could face more than 50 years in prison, if convicted.
Adam Lopez, 39, stood before San Joaquin Superior Judge Allan F. Jose on Monday for his first court appearance. It was at that hearing where Lopez heard the charges against him.
He was charged with:
- Attempted murder of a peace officer including enhancements for great bodily injury and use of a deadly weapon–gasoline and a lighter;
- Attempted arson of an inhabited structure for attempting to set fire to the San Joaquin County Probation Department, and a deadly weapon enhancement for the use of gasoline and a lighter;
- And obstructing and resisting an executive officer which pretrains to a second probation officer, Christopher Rush, who was also injured during the incident.
Court documents showed that Lopez has prior convictions. In 2005, he was convicted in Calaveras County of first-degree burglary and in 2014 he was convicted of first-degree burglary in San Joaquin County…