

Forest Service, California´s firefighting agency and the California Department of Justice, with help from the Sacramento County District Attorney´s crime lab. The district attorney's office said the case was developed with the U.S. So I urge everyone to wait and hear what really happened before they form any opinions,' Reichel added.


that proves any of the prosecution´s evidence yet. 'There has been no evidence submitted into a court subject to my cross-examination. The pair have a scheduled court appearance on Friday, Reichel said. They´re very law-abiding people,' he said. 'Neither one has ever been in trouble with the law in their life. The son made several 911 calls because the calls kept dropping in the rugged area, and both men also warned campers about the fire, Reichel said. The son called 911 to report seeing flames, Reichel said. He said Travis Smith is an electrician and was with his father near where the fire started. Reichel said he did not know details of the accusation, such as how authorities allege the fire was set. Firefighters battle the Caldor fire along highway 89 west of Lake Tahoe on Thursday, September 2
