Authorities arrest Clearlake woman for setting small Lower Lake fires
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake County Sheriff’s Office said it has arrested a Clearlake woman for setting small fires in the Lower Lake area.
Kayla Renee Main, 32, was arrested on Sunday night, said Lt. Rich Ward.
Ward said that deputies responded to the 9000 block of Lake Street in Lower Lake at 9:25 p.m. Sunday for a report of an unknown female setting fires in the area.
Radio reports from Sunday night indicated the fires were being set in the area of the Lower Lake Cemetery.
When the deputies arrived at the scene, Ward said they contacted witnesses in the area who directed them to the north of their location where they found three partially extinguished fires.
The fires were approximately 50 feet from each other and approximately 12 square feet in size with a large amount of embers, Ward said.
Personnel from Lake County Fire Protection District soon responded and assisted in extinguishing the fires. Ward said no structures or outbuildings were damaged by the fires.
Deputies remained in the area and contacted a female adult, later identified as Kayla Main. Ward said deputies noticed Main was holding a butane lighter in her hand.
Suspecting Main may be responsible for setting the fires, deputies asked if she had any involvement with the fires being started, Ward said.
Ward said Main initially told deputies she did not, but later admitted to starting the fires by accident.
Main stated she was attempting to locate her cellphone and while doing so, she dropped her cigarette which caused the fire. Ward said Main admitted knowing the grassy area was extremely dry and would potentially catch fire due her dropping a lit cigarette.
Main was taken into custody for felony arson of property, Ward said.
Deputies learned Main was on formal felony probation out of Lake County and added a felony probation violation charge, Ward said.
Ward said Main was transported to the Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked on the charges.
An investigator from the Lake County Fire Protection District assisted the Lake County Sheriff’s Office with the arson investigation, Ward said.
Booking records showed that Main, whose occupation is listed as In-Home Supportive Services worker, remained in custody on Wednesday, the same day that she was due to make a court appearance.
Anyone with additional information pertaining to this case is encouraged to contact Lake County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Detective Richard Kreutzer at 707-262-4200 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .