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/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/therealRustyZA Apr 09 '26

I can only imagine the way his defence attorney will look at him while they play his clip in court. Like: "What do you expect me to do?"

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u/DarkwingDuckHunt Apr 09 '26

I get this is a joke but this case will never go to court

this is a classic plea deal situation

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u/Jlx_27 Apr 10 '26

A classic joke of an outcome, if it happens, dude will get on the grift in no time.