If you're like me, you've been saying "NOT YET" to the recent news of wildfires in Montana. It turns out that yes, some are from "natural" causes - but the series of wildfires in Helena has been from suspected arson. Police have 19 year-old Fredrick J. Maw in custody for arson in the Sweats Gulch Complex fires, and is also suspected in the Priest Pass fire and the Spokane Hill
A 24 year old - Kyler Schmitz is being charged with 8 felony arson charges for the Bear Trap Fire. He is accused of starting the massive 15,000 acre fire last summer by using fireworks in a campground in June. The Madison County Attorney’s Office filed the charges, and he has plead not guilty in all counts.
The pursuit of a man yesterday came to a quiet end later in the afternoon but investigators are still attempting to determine if the man was connected to a possible arson case.