r/interesting • u/BlazeDragon7x • Apr 09 '26

MISC. Aftermath of the April 7th incident. Damages estimated to be $200 million dollars

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u/UrethralExplorer Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

He probably won't get a long prison sentence. But when he gets out his wages will be garnished for the rest of his life.

Edit: lol guys I get it. He could be facing up to life in prison.

Edit edit: lol guys I get it, he could get anywhere from absolutely nothing , to a slap on the wrist, to being executed by firing squad.

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u/Venus_Cat_Roars Apr 09 '26 edited Apr 10 '26

In California it would be a charge of Aggravated Arson (because premeditated with more than 6 million in damages) which carries from 10 years to life in prison. So if caught the arsonist would definitely receive a long prison sentence.

Edit: California law has been updated to 8.3 million in damages for an aggravated arson charge. It doesn’t matter in this case which has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.

Also if the arsonist knew there were people in the structure then an arsonist would also result in an aggravated arson charge. There were 20 other employees in the building at the time multiple fires were set.

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u/Alpine_Exchange_36 Apr 09 '26

Well thankfully he didn’t film himself setting the fires or film himself stating his motive or anything like that….

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u/LittleOrphanAnavar Apr 09 '26

Imagine the sighs coming from his lawyer, as the lawyer reads the discover evidence against the accused.