Wildfire season is still blazing throughout British Columbia, although some people have been allegedly lighting even more fires during this time.
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Within just two weeks, multiple B.C. women have been accused of committing arson in the Interior.
Arson in the B.C. Interior
Salmon Arm
The Salmon Arm case occurred on August 8 at approximately 5:56pm, when Salmon Arm RCMP responded to a report of a fire on the 300-block Trans Canada Highway SW in Salmon Arm. There, officers discovered a brush fully engulfed in flames, which was threatening a nearby business.
After the fire was extinguished, an investigation determined that the fire had been intentionally set. The suspect was located and arrested the following day, with the Western Standard reporting that the suspect was a 33-year-old woman. Reportedly, no charges were laid.
Vernon Fires
Two days later, Vernon North Okanagan RCMP arrested a woman for allegedly setting fire to property at Kin Beach. According to the news release, the woman was seen setting fire to a newspaper box at the beach and then walking away. The woman was quickly located and arrested that same day.
Following that on August 14, another woman was arrested by Vernon North Okanagan RCMP in connection to two grass fires in Vernon’s Commonage.
The grass fires were found on Commonage Road near Bench Row Road, as well as in Carlson Park on Bench Row Road on August 4. Investigators believed the fires to be human-caused and intentionally set, with the suspect being arrested ten days later.
The suspect is Mariah Banning Baer, 33, of West Kelowna. She has been charged with:
- one count, arson in relation to inhabited property
- two counts, arson in relation to property
- one count, possession of incendiary material
- one count, disguising face with intent to commit an indictable offence
- one count, breach of a probation order
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