As of Monday, the Fawn Fire has burned over 8,500 acres and is 60 percent contained after thousands of residents were evacuated
Souverneva pleaded not guilty and is next due in court on Oct. 5, with a preliminary hearing set for the following day. On Tuesday, her attorney told PEOPLE that her client is innocent in the ongoing investigation and "no evidence has been presented to the contrary.
authorities claim Souverneva said she was hiking to Canada when she tried to filter, then boil, water from a puddle to drink. On her person, she allegedly had CO2 cartridges, a lighter and "a green, leafy substance she admitted to smoking that day," the document said
The Bay Area woman charged with arson in connection with starting the Fawn Fire earlier this week may be linked to other blazes in Shasta County and elsewhere in California, Shasta County District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett said during a press conference on Friday morning.
Felony charges were filed this week against Alexandra Andreevna Souverneva, "not only for arson, but also for committing an arson during a state of emergency," which carries a nine-year prison term, Bridgett said.
As the investigation into the Fawn Fire is still underway, Bridgett added, additional charges are likely, based on final damages and outcome of the probe.
The complaint was filed Friday at Shasta County Superior Court
As of Monday, the Fawn Fire has burned over 8,500 acres and is 60 percent contained after thousands of residents were evacuated
Souverneva pleaded not guilty and is next due in court on Oct. 5, with a preliminary hearing set for the following day. On Tuesday, her attorney told PEOPLE that her client is innocent in the ongoing investigation and "no evidence has been presented to the contrary.
authorities claim Souverneva said she was hiking to Canada when she tried to filter, then boil, water from a puddle to drink. On her person, she allegedly had CO2 cartridges, a lighter and "a green, leafy substance she admitted to smoking that day," the document said
The Bay Area woman charged with arson in connection with starting the Fawn Fire earlier this week may be linked to other blazes in Shasta County and elsewhere in California, Shasta County District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett said during a press conference on Friday morning.
Felony charges were filed this week against Alexandra Andreevna Souverneva, "not only for arson, but also for committing an arson during a state of emergency," which carries a nine-year prison term, Bridgett said.
As the investigation into the Fawn Fire is still underway, Bridgett added, additional charges are likely, based on final damages and outcome of the probe.
The complaint was filed Friday at Shasta County Superior Court
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