Arson - The Journal

Convicted of starting the 2012 Roatcap fire, Roger "Bucky" Stratton was instructed to never use fire again. Ever. At a sentencing hearing on Jan. 23, the 54-year-old Dolores man w...

DATE: Jan 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: DS - News

Judge bars Roatcap arsonist from using fire

'You're the type of person that shouldn't have fire. That's it.'

DATE: Jan 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Judge bars Roatcap arsonist from ever using fire

Convicted of starting the 2012 Roatcap Fire, Roger “Bucky” Stratton was instructed to never use fire again. Ever. “I’m taking fire away from you,” District Court Judge Todd Plewe ...

DATE: Jan 28, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Plea deal for arson suspect is rejected

District attorney says defendant in Family Dollar case didn’t accept responsibility for crime

DATE: Jan 14, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

A week in court: murder, fire, sex and firearms

Last week, an arraignment hearing was scheduled in February for a Cortez woman facing second-degree murder charges. In custody on a $250,000 cash-only bond, Valerie Espinoza, 38, ...

DATE: Dec 20, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Arsonist pleads guilty to Roatcap fire, avoids jail

A Dolores man facing more than four decades in prison opted to plead guilty today to escape any jail time in connection to the 2012 Roatcap Fire. Accepted by District Court Judge ...

DATE: Nov 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: MT - News

Woman's troubles widen

Convicted arsonist’s restitution in question

$200,000 awarded in Roatcap wildfire

$200K awarded in Roatcap wildfire

Vandal frees dogs

Arsonist gets ‘slap on wrist’

Roatcap arsonist barred from using fire

Judge bars Roatcap arsonist from using fire

Judge bars Roatcap arsonist from ever using fire

Plea deal for arson suspect is rejected

A week in court: murder, fire, sex and firearms

Arsonist pleads guilty to Roatcap fire, avoids jail

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