Cal Fire law enforcement arrests two in Healdsburg arson series
NORTH COAST, Calif. — Cal Fire Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit Law enforcement officers have arrested two Healdsburg residents for 21 felony counts of arson for their role in setting a series of fires last September.
Upon completion of an extensive multi-year investigation, Estevan Miranda-Silva, 23, and Gabriel Gonzalez-Flores, 19, were arrested in relation to a series of fires in and around the Healdsburg area, including fires ignited during the night of Sept. 6, 2021.
The original reports on the incident, called the #13Fire, said there were 15 separate fires that burned six acres.
The men have been booked on 21 felony counts each for arson, possession of an incendiary device, arson in an area where a state of emergency has been declared and conspiracy.
In addition, a “ghost gun” was recovered from the vehicle Miranda-Silva was driving at the time of his arrest and Cal Fire officers will be seeking additional firearm related charges.
Both Miranda-Silva and Gonzalez-Flores were booked into the Sonoma County Jail and bail has been set at $1 million apiece.