The man accused of starting the Park Fire was reportedly seen leaving Bear Hole in Chico's upper Bidwell Park highly intoxicated before high-centering his car near Alligator Hole on July 24, setting off the chain of events that led to the fire. Those details were revealed by Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey during a press conference following arraignment in Butte County Superior Court of Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, of Chico...
He continued that witnesses reported the sound of a motor revving and scraping noises as Stout apparently tried to free the car, his mother's 2007 Toyota Yaris. Those efforts apparently ignited dry grass and the car. At that point, about 3 p.m., a witness reported seeing Stout push the burning car into a 60-foot-deep ravine...
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