OROVILLE — The man accused of starting the Park Fire on July 24 in Chico pleaded not guilty to arson charges during ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, of Chico, also denied all special circumstances relating to the arson charge and prior convictions, court records show. Stout was arrested on July 25, the day after the ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, of Chico, appeared before a judge with his public defender. The judge continued Stout's arraignment to a later date to give his defense an "opportunity to review the case ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II pleaded not guilty in Butte Superior Court to arson of an inhabited structure or property. He also denied enhancements of arson with special circumstances and three ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, of Chico entered a plea of not guilty in Butte County Superior Court. It was his third court appearance since his arrest early in the morning on July 25 at his mother's ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, was seen pushing a burning car into a gully near the Alligator Hole in upper Bidwell Park on July 24, sparking what has become known as the Park Fire, the Butte County ...

But the defendant, 42-year-old Chico resident Ronnie Dean Stout II, denies pushing his car into a gully in Upper Bidwell Park last Wednesday, as recounted by a witness to law enforcement ...

Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said in a press release Thursday that Cal Fire arson investigators arrested 42-year-old Ronnie Dean Stout II, who they say was seen pushing a burning car ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, of Chico, is accused of pushing a burning car into a ravine in upper Bidwell Park, triggering the fire that burned almost 430,000 acres and destroyed more than 600 ...