BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - The Butte County Sheriff arrested 39-year-old Rafael Dacanay for arson to forestland after deputies say he started a 2.2-acre fire off of Highway 149 near the Openshaw Training Center on Oct. 4.
The Openshaw Training Center is owned by the Butte County Sheriff’s Posse, and is a facility used by numerous Butte County agencies, for training purposes.
Officials say Dacanay had just been released from Butte County Jail that morning.
Dacanay’s bail is set at $75,000.