The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) announced on Wednesday the arrest of two suspected arsonists who reportedly set fires in the county over 48 hours.
The three vegetation fires – one set in Antioch and the other two in Bay Point – resulted in the arrests of two alleged transients, both detained in the vicinity of the fires.On Monday, fire crews responded to a wildfire burning near the soundwall by Larkspur Drive in Antioch. One man, 27-year-old Jason McGee, was seen near the fires. After being detained and questioned, authorities said he admitted to starting the wildfire.
A witness later testified that they saw McGee light another wildfire the Friday before. Law enforcement then arrested McGee on two charges of arson and booked him into the Martinez Detention Facility.
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