SAN DIEGO — A 14-year-old girl is guilty of four of five counts against her, including the one linking her to the Cocos Fire, though the judge said she did not intend to harm anyone.
The girl is accused of starting the Cocos Fire in 2014.
The prosecution contends that when the girl, 13 at the time, started a fire near her back yard, a burning ember traveled 0.44 miles and ignited the fire that burned 1,995 acres and destroyed 36 homes in San Marcos, California, north of San Diego. The fire caused $10 Million in damage.
In testimony on Tuesday CAL FIRE Capt. David LaClair said he and another investigator determined that an ember from the girl’s backyard started the fire 0.44 miles away. She admitted to starting two fires that day.
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The prosecutor says it is too early to decide on any potential punishment for the girl.
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