A Mariposa man was charged Tuesday afternoon with setting the Oak Fire that burned nearly 20,000 acres and destroyed 127 homes last summer near Yosemite National Park, in what authorities described as the most devastating blaze in the county’s history.
Edward Frederik Wackerman, 71, was charged with aggravated arson and four counts of arson of forest land. The charges carry a maximum sentence of life in prison, said Mariposa District Attorney Walter Wall.
On July 22, Wackerman allegedly set a fourth fire along Carstens Road that exploded into the Oak Fire. near Yosemite National Park on July 22 and burned into the Sierra National Forest, prompting nearby evacuations. Wackerman was arrested on Friday. The judge ruled that he will be held without bail given that he is looking at a life sentence and that he is a risk with fire season quickly approaching.
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