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Washington wildfire arson suspect Aaron Farinacci allegedly had an "obsession with fire." Investigators say the suspect admitted to planning the fire weeks beforehand, and told detectives that fire is "powerful" and "beautiful." He also admitted to setting about 25 fires in and around his neighborhood since last year. Farinacci... show more

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Adam Tallion1 month ago

Wait so it wasn’t climate change that caused the fire.

Fair and balanced 🐘🇺🇸1 month ago

But... but... but... CLIMATE CHANGE!

jason ciotti1 month ago

People like this deserve to experience what those helpless animals that perished in those fires have experienced.

Emotional Support Asshole1 month ago

Hang this retard

Michael Paluszek1 month ago

Pathetic incompetent #Trump that #FoxNews doesn’t cover so #MAGA doesn’t know.

Paul Marrow1 month ago

Sad

Mitch🐐🦅1 month ago

This one is actually scary. Imagine being so obsessed with fire that you’ve allegedly been setting fires around your own neighbourhood for months. Some people don’t realize how easily “I’m fascinated by this” can turn into “I’ve destrøyed someone’s life.”

Tyler Austin Troyer1 month ago

Accessing a back door usually requires passing through the front or main layout of a space first. In daily life, architecture, or symbolic routines, movement flows from the public entrance inward before reaching private or rear exits

Cigarette Bossman 🚬1 month ago

Puff this 1 up ur a$$ Jared Leto 🚬😎💨🍑

Nino Dave R1 month ago

Can someone who describes fire as 'beautiful' and repeatedly sets fires truly be rehabilitated, or are they too dangerous to ever be trusted in society again?

45Happy471 month ago

They’re going to have a heck of a time figuring out how Trump caused it

Abby 🦅🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇸1 month ago

So he even told on himself and he was still running free to do that. Well this is Washington, are they going to even do anything to him this time?

Brandon 🇺🇲1 month ago

Your PM lineup sucks. Get rid of Jesse Watters, put Laura Ingraham back in a primetime spot, and put Martha MacCallum back where she used to be. This channel has sucked ever since Tucker Carlson was fired. I've been watching more Newsmax. Your lineup is stale.

PatriotPartyGal631 month ago

So it’s not climate change?

MAGA CHANGO🇺🇸✝️🙏🏽✝️1 month ago

Another Liberal Arsonist! These Dems make me sick

Macey May1 month ago

Canada doesn’t want your smoke!!!!

National Populist1 month ago

Progressive politics, tolerance & compassionate acceptance, has turned Washington State into a burning Hell!

Marvin Miller1 month ago

He’ll do no or minimal jail time.

Rebecca Joy1 month ago

"25 fires. 25. This wasn't an accident. He admitted to planning it weeks ahead and called fire 'beautiful.' $2M bond is not enough. Lock him up for life."

Bernard Albert1 month ago

Might be

Steve H1 month ago

#GITMO

@MischenJadaril1 month ago

Oh look, Climate Change!

LIVE LEAN1 month ago

Sure, let’s see what the government does with the land.

AC1 month ago

Oh look, *not* an undocumented immigrant.

ALEX BIG DADDY1 month ago

Hoping justice is served.

Brianna1 month ago

What's insane is this guy kiļļeɗ his dad in 2010 over doing dishes and shot himself but survived. Served only 9 years in prison for that in AZ. He admitted to setting over 25 other fires in the last year. If Washington state does give him life without parole. I have no faith!

Alberto Zuniga1 month ago

The maga effect.

Daniel Rak1 month ago

Just now a really bright big meteor like object, lit up the ground as it streaked across the midwest sky. 3:35am

Meghan 🫐🇨🇦1 month ago

So much of that smoke is pouring into Canada, it's not even fit. Control your arsonists yanks, this shit is utterly unacceptable.

PEDWARDS1 month ago

The heat is only getting worse for NYC’s Communist mayor Mamdani as his bull shit promises of a “Free life” get exposed and the people who fell for his bull shit realize what a suckers they were! Gonna be a long 4 years for Mamdani and the people of NYC! 🤔

Christopher Chichester1 month ago

The "obsession with fire" that kills innocent human beings, destroys property and instills fear in its victims doesn't receive media attention of other crimes. Such as murder or rape. I lived in Washington, D.C. for 5 years. Certain neighborhoods in NE were targeted by arsonists. And largely ignored by Members of Congress and the D.C. city government.

Ròdnęy1 month ago

Damn

Rattle trap1 month ago

Protect our communities and hold arsonists accountable.

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Washington wildfire arson suspect Aaron Farinacci allegedly had an "obsession with fire." He also admitted to setting about 25 fires in and around his neighborhood since last year.

Washington wildfire arson suspect Aaron Farinacci allegedly had an "obsession with fire." He also admitted to setting about 25 fires in and around his neighborhood since last year.

🇺🇸Josiah Taylor🇺🇸

11,734 views • 1 month ago

Authorities in Spokane, Washington, have arrested 37-year-old Aaron Farinacci, who investigators say intentionally started the Old Trails Fire, the largest wildfire in the region. The fire has destroyed homes, forced thousands of people to evacuate, and left entire neighborhoods in ruins within Spokane city limits. Farinacci, who has a previous manslaughter conviction in Arizona, is charged with first-degree arson and is being held on $1 million bond. | Sarah Alegre

Authorities in Spokane, Washington, have arrested 37-year-old Aaron Farinacci, who investigators say intentionally started the Old Trails Fire, the largest wildfire in the region. The fire has destroyed homes, forced thousands of people to evacuate, and left entire neighborhoods in ruins within Spokane city limits. Farinacci, who has a previous manslaughter conviction in Arizona, is charged with first-degree arson and is being held on $1 million bond. | Sarah Alegre

Fox News

342,812 views • 1 month ago

Spokane WA “Wildfire” 37-year-old Aaron Farinacci appeared in court yesterday, and documents show he admitted to starting the Old Trails fire “He told investigators he planned the fire for weeks ahead of time, even checking the weather to make sure conditions would be hot, dry, and windy— he feels fire is powerful, beautiful, and what goes through fire experience a kind of rebirth.” They say he will go through a mental health evaluation. 🔻My Thoughts Very convenient… a little too convenient. Whether it’s MKUltra or blackmail, nothing can convince me that this isn’t orchestrated. Maui, Lahaina, Paradise, Palisades, Spokane, +++ they’re all the same. They will ALWAYS have patsies to blame or an excuse manufactured to fit. Floods, hurricanes, wildfires… these are the new weapons of war that grant total plausible deniability.

Spokane WA “Wildfire” 37-year-old Aaron Farinacci appeared in court yesterday, and documents show he admitted to starting the Old Trails fire “He told investigators he planned the fire for weeks ahead of time, even checking the weather to make sure conditions would be hot, dry, and windy— he feels fire is powerful, beautiful, and what goes through fire experience a kind of rebirth.” They say he will go through a mental health evaluation. 🔻My Thoughts Very convenient… a little too convenient. Whether it’s MKUltra or blackmail, nothing can convince me that this isn’t orchestrated. Maui, Lahaina, Paradise, Palisades, Spokane, +++ they’re all the same. They will ALWAYS have patsies to blame or an excuse manufactured to fit. Floods, hurricanes, wildfires… these are the new weapons of war that grant total plausible deniability.

MJTruthUltra

25,871 views • 1 month ago

Arson suspect lights himself on fire while setting fire to a car in Corona, California. Lmao. Ring doorbell footage shows the individual catching themself on fire before running from the property. According to authorities, the fire "destroyed the vehicle and caused moderate damage to the residence." The suspect has not been caught.

Arson suspect lights himself on fire while setting fire to a car in Corona, California. Lmao. Ring doorbell footage shows the individual catching themself on fire before running from the property. According to authorities, the fire "destroyed the vehicle and caused moderate damage to the residence." The suspect has not been caught.

Collin Rugg

3,514,683 views • 1 year ago

🚨 JUST IN: Judge declares a MISTRIAL in the Pacific Palisades arson case in California FA US Attorney Bill Essayli has VOWED to file to retry the case, as the fire turned THOUSANDS of homes into ash and kiIIed 12 last year. The jury became DEADLOCKED, with 10 jurors stuck on not guilty and 2 hellbent on guilty. Per Fox, prosecutors have cell phone and video evidence placing the suspect in the location 13 seconds after the fire started, and the Uber driver said the suspected acted erratically that night. Searches on his phone showed that he that he loved fire and he acted defensively in the police interview. In addition, the suspect allegedly told ChatGPT he wanted to hold wealthy people accountable with potentially a fire, accusing them of "enslaving people"

🚨 JUST IN: Judge declares a MISTRIAL in the Pacific Palisades arson case in California FA US Attorney Bill Essayli has VOWED to file to retry the case, as the fire turned THOUSANDS of homes into ash and kiIIed 12 last year. The jury became DEADLOCKED, with 10 jurors stuck on not guilty and 2 hellbent on guilty. Per Fox, prosecutors have cell phone and video evidence placing the suspect in the location 13 seconds after the fire started, and the Uber driver said the suspected acted erratically that night. Searches on his phone showed that he that he loved fire and he acted defensively in the police interview. In addition, the suspect allegedly told ChatGPT he wanted to hold wealthy people accountable with potentially a fire, accusing them of "enslaving people"

Nick Sortor

469,710 views • 3 months ago

A 37-year-old man was arrested Monday for allegedly starting the largest of the three devastating Spokane, Washington-area wildfires that are leaving some residents with nothing. Aaron Farinacci, a Spokane resident who has a prior manslaughter conviction, was booked on suspicion of first degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire and was being held on $1 million bond, the Spokane County Sheriff's Office said. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave has more.

A 37-year-old man was arrested Monday for allegedly starting the largest of the three devastating Spokane, Washington-area wildfires that are leaving some residents with nothing. Aaron Farinacci, a Spokane resident who has a prior manslaughter conviction, was booked on suspicion of first degree arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire and was being held on $1 million bond, the Spokane County Sheriff's Office said. CBS News' Kris Van Cleave has more.

CBS News

29,985 views • 1 month ago

🚨#BREAKING: A man who m*rdered his own FATHER because he was asked to WASH DISHES... is now accused of setting a fire that burned roughly 700 homes to the ground and forced 65,000 people to flee. Yes, he k*lled his dad over DISHES and he wasn't in prison. His name is Aaron Farinacci. He's 37. Back in 2010, in Mesa, Arizona, Farinacci got into an argument with his father, because his father asked him to do the dishes. So he shot him de*d. Then he pointed the gun at his own mother. Then he shot himself and survived. He was charged with first-degree M*RDER... but that got knocked down, and he pleaded guilty to mansl*ughter. Now fast forward to this week in Spokane, Washington. The Old Trails Fire tore through neighborhoods north of the city. It destroyed around 700 structures, most of them homes. As many as 65,000 people were forced to evacuate. Investigators say it was intentionally set. And they've arrested Aaron Farinacci. Police say he had waterproof matches and a butane lighter on him and found him kneeling in the grass right where the fire started. The sheriff says he's been contacted before for "arson-related behavior." Here's the part that will make you sick. On the DAY the fire started, a witness reported a nervous man in the trees. Police actually stopped Farinacci a mile away, questioned him... and let him GO. Now 700 families may be staring at the ashes of everything they built. But here's who got him: ordinary citizens. Neighbors who saw something wrong and refused to stay quiet. The prosecutor said that this case was cracked by "vigilant citizens" who spoke up. THANK GOD for people who pay attention. He's charged with first-degree arson, held on a $1 million bond. GOOD. How does a man plead guilty to k*lling his own father... and end up free, with a lighter, next to 65,000 people's homes? Somebody needs to answer for that. WE DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS.

🚨#BREAKING: A man who mrdered his own FATHER because he was asked to WASH DISHES... is now accused of setting a fire that burned roughly 700 homes to the ground and forced 65,000 people to flee. Yes, he klled his dad over DISHES and he wasn't in prison. His name is Aaron Farinacci. He's 37. Back in 2010, in Mesa, Arizona, Farinacci got into an argument with his father, because his father asked him to do the dishes. So he shot him ded. Then he pointed the gun at his own mother. Then he shot himself and survived. He was charged with first-degree MRDER... but that got knocked down, and he pleaded guilty to manslughter. Now fast forward to this week in Spokane, Washington. The Old Trails Fire tore through neighborhoods north of the city. It destroyed around 700 structures, most of them homes. As many as 65,000 people were forced to evacuate. Investigators say it was intentionally set. And they've arrested Aaron Farinacci. Police say he had waterproof matches and a butane lighter on him and found him kneeling in the grass right where the fire started. The sheriff says he's been contacted before for "arson-related behavior." Here's the part that will make you sick. On the DAY the fire started, a witness reported a nervous man in the trees. Police actually stopped Farinacci a mile away, questioned him... and let him GO. Now 700 families may be staring at the ashes of everything they built. But here's who got him: ordinary citizens. Neighbors who saw something wrong and refused to stay quiet. The prosecutor said that this case was cracked by "vigilant citizens" who spoke up. THANK GOD for people who pay attention. He's charged with first-degree arson, held on a $1 million bond. GOOD. How does a man plead guilty to klling his own father... and end up free, with a lighter, next to 65,000 people's homes? Somebody needs to answer for that. WE DO NOT HAVE TO LIVE LIKE THIS.

Matt Van Swol

2,808,370 views • 1 month ago

Mugshot released of Chamel Abdulkarim, the man accused of starting the Ontario, California, fire that burned down the 1.2 million-square-foot Kimberly-Clark distribution center on Tuesday, causing an estimated $500 million in damages. The 29-year-old Abdulkarim invoked Luigi Mangione during his confession, say feds. He also allegedly filmed himself on Tuesday lighting the fires while complaining about not being paid enough for his work. He was arrested two miles from the scene, soon after the six-alarm fire brought 175 firefighters to battle the inferno. Abdulkarim faces federal arson charges in addition to state counts of aggravated arson. He could face anywhere from 10 years to LIFE IN PRISON due in part to the huge cost of damages to the property (which was a total loss) and the combination of federal and state charges. He’s a Highland resident and employee of NFI Industries, the logistics provider for the warehouse. A federal filing came late Thursday for him, after an ATF and FBI investigation, and a state arraignment is expected Monday. The federal affidavit alleges Abdulkarim filmed and posted video of himself setting fire to multiple pallets of paper goods inside the warehouse. The DOJ also alleges Abdulkarim sent communications boasting about the destruction. One message read, “I just cost these [expletive] billions.” Abdulkarim is being held without bail and will appear Monday for his state arraignment.

Mugshot released of Chamel Abdulkarim, the man accused of starting the Ontario, California, fire that burned down the 1.2 million-square-foot Kimberly-Clark distribution center on Tuesday, causing an estimated $500 million in damages. The 29-year-old Abdulkarim invoked Luigi Mangione during his confession, say feds. He also allegedly filmed himself on Tuesday lighting the fires while complaining about not being paid enough for his work. He was arrested two miles from the scene, soon after the six-alarm fire brought 175 firefighters to battle the inferno. Abdulkarim faces federal arson charges in addition to state counts of aggravated arson. He could face anywhere from 10 years to LIFE IN PRISON due in part to the huge cost of damages to the property (which was a total loss) and the combination of federal and state charges. He’s a Highland resident and employee of NFI Industries, the logistics provider for the warehouse. A federal filing came late Thursday for him, after an ATF and FBI investigation, and a state arraignment is expected Monday. The federal affidavit alleges Abdulkarim filmed and posted video of himself setting fire to multiple pallets of paper goods inside the warehouse. The DOJ also alleges Abdulkarim sent communications boasting about the destruction. One message read, “I just cost these [expletive] billions.” Abdulkarim is being held without bail and will appear Monday for his state arraignment.

Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸

453,268 views • 5 months ago

🚨 Man charged with starting massive Spokane wildfire previously killed his own father. AARON F. FARINACCI, 37, is accused of arson in the Old Trails Fire. In 2010 he shot and killed his father in Arizona during an argument over dishes and later pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The fires have already destroyed more than 700 structures. Over 65,000 people have been forced to evacuate. Thousands of acres burned with zero containment. One person. Matches and a lighter. Hundreds of homes gone.

🚨 Man charged with starting massive Spokane wildfire previously killed his own father. AARON F. FARINACCI, 37, is accused of arson in the Old Trails Fire. In 2010 he shot and killed his father in Arizona during an argument over dishes and later pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The fires have already destroyed more than 700 structures. Over 65,000 people have been forced to evacuate. Thousands of acres burned with zero containment. One person. Matches and a lighter. Hundreds of homes gone.

i Expose Racists & Pedos

213,599 views • 1 month ago

The former U.S. Army private allegedly seen in a video dousing an entrance to the federal building in Lower Manhattan with gasoline and setting it on fire has been charged with arson. Aaron Katersky has details on what unfolded inside the courtroom.

The former U.S. Army private allegedly seen in a video dousing an entrance to the federal building in Lower Manhattan with gasoline and setting it on fire has been charged with arson. Aaron Katersky has details on what unfolded inside the courtroom.

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40,337 views • 2 months ago

🚨🇺🇸 CALIFORNIA ARSONIST SETS HIMSELF ON FIRE WHILE TORCHING CAR—FLEES IN FLAMES An arson suspect in Corona, California, got a taste of his own fire when he accidentally set himself ablaze while trying to torch a vehicle. After igniting the car, the suspect caught fire and sprinted away from the property. The flames completely destroyed the vehicle and caused moderate damage to the residence. Despite the fiery karma, the suspect is still on the run. Source: Collin Rugg

🚨🇺🇸 CALIFORNIA ARSONIST SETS HIMSELF ON FIRE WHILE TORCHING CAR—FLEES IN FLAMES An arson suspect in Corona, California, got a taste of his own fire when he accidentally set himself ablaze while trying to torch a vehicle. After igniting the car, the suspect caught fire and sprinted away from the property. The flames completely destroyed the vehicle and caused moderate damage to the residence. Despite the fiery karma, the suspect is still on the run. Source: Collin Rugg

Mario Nawfal

193,626 views • 1 year ago

It has been reported that Palisades arson suspect Jonathan Rinderknecht, who is accused of starting a fire that led to the deaths of 12 people, burned 7,000 homes, and damaged over 1,000 buildings, had become “fixated” on Luigi Mangione in the lead-up to the deadly blaze and allegedly started the fire out of “resentment of the rich.” Leftists are the deadly cancer of society!

It has been reported that Palisades arson suspect Jonathan Rinderknecht, who is accused of starting a fire that led to the deaths of 12 people, burned 7,000 homes, and damaged over 1,000 buildings, had become “fixated” on Luigi Mangione in the lead-up to the deadly blaze and allegedly started the fire out of “resentment of the rich.” Leftists are the deadly cancer of society!

I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸

28,679 views • 4 months ago

Kid was facing 30 years for arson. A friend gave him a Chevy Tahoe to part out. While stripping it in his shop, fumes caught fire. He thought he put it out, but the shop caught fire again. Police charged him with arson. He stayed quiet because he feared the Tahoe was stolen. It wasn’t. A PI found 911 records and spoke to the fire chief. It wasn’t arson. The officer admitted, “This is my first arson investigation.” Charges dropped. 30 years almost gone over a first case.

Kid was facing 30 years for arson. A friend gave him a Chevy Tahoe to part out. While stripping it in his shop, fumes caught fire. He thought he put it out, but the shop caught fire again. Police charged him with arson. He stayed quiet because he feared the Tahoe was stolen. It wasn’t. A PI found 911 records and spoke to the fire chief. It wasn’t arson. The officer admitted, “This is my first arson investigation.” Charges dropped. 30 years almost gone over a first case.

FinleyFinn

45,560 views • 17 days ago

🚨 Police Had Arson Suspect in Custody With Matches and Lighter — Then Released Him 🤦🏻‍♂️ According to Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels, on Saturday, August 1, 2026, the day the Old Trails Fire started near Airway Heights, a witness reported seeing a man suspiciously near the trees, then kneeling by the roadside in the grass. He stood up looking very nervous and walked away. Smoke appeared from that spot shortly after. That same day, police stopped Aaron Farinacci about a mile and a half away, took him into custody, questioned him, and released him. He was carrying waterproof matches and a butane lighter. Officers said they lacked enough evidence at the time to continue holding him

🚨 Police Had Arson Suspect in Custody With Matches and Lighter — Then Released Him 🤦🏻‍♂️ According to Spokane County Sheriff John Nowels, on Saturday, August 1, 2026, the day the Old Trails Fire started near Airway Heights, a witness reported seeing a man suspiciously near the trees, then kneeling by the roadside in the grass. He stood up looking very nervous and walked away. Smoke appeared from that spot shortly after. That same day, police stopped Aaron Farinacci about a mile and a half away, took him into custody, questioned him, and released him. He was carrying waterproof matches and a butane lighter. Officers said they lacked enough evidence at the time to continue holding him

MJTruthUltra

60,250 views • 1 month ago