A Trabuco Canyon man who was accused of setting the 2018 Holy Fire was acquitted of arson charges but convicted of making criminal threats.
A Trabuco Canyon man who was accused of setting a blaze at his neighbor's remote cabin, sparking the massive 2018 Holy Fire, was acquitted Thursday of arson charges but convicted of making criminal threats and was sentenced to time already served in jail awaiting trial.
Prosecutors accused Clark of setting fire to the cabin of his next- door neighbor, Frank Romero on Aug. 6, 2018. Clark lived in Cabin 14 and Romero lived in Cabin 15, which were the closest residences in Trabuco Canyon, just 30 to 40 feet apart, Deputy District Attorney Dominic Bello said. A key piece of evidence in the prosecution's case was a recording from Romero's phone, in which Clark is heard threatening to harm his neighbor about five hours before the blaze started. Sprinkled in with lewd insults on the recording were declarations such as, "Frank is a walking dead man," Bello said.
Bello said Romero was several hours away and could not drive in to the sentencing in time on Thursday. He also relayed that he didn't "feel comfortable" making the victim impact statement on Thursday, Bello said.
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