The man accused of deliberately setting the deadly 2003 firestorm in San Bernardino that destroyed 1,000 homes will face the death penalty if convicted.<\/p>\n
Rickie Lee Fowler, 28, who has been in state prison
\nsince 2003 for burglary, was charged in October with five counts of murder as well as arson and aggravated
\narson.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cA decision to seek the death penalty in a case is never an easy The 91,000-acre wildfire broke out Oct. 25, 2003, at Old Waterman On Christmas Day of that year, No motive for the arson has been — Shelby Grad<\/p>\n More breaking news in L.A. Now:<\/strong><\/p>\n Crews work to clear closed roads to Big Bear of snow and ice<\/a> <\/p>\n School district gets heat for banning dictionary over ‘oral sex’ definition. What do you think?<\/a><\/p>\n
\none. In fact, it\u2019s the most difficult one we make as prosecutors. We never take
\nthat responsibility lightly," <\/span>San Bernardino District Atty. Michael Ramos said in a statement last week. "As in all matters, we look very closely at the
\nfacts of each case and make a determination based on the factors of aggravation
\nand mitigation as provided by law.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n
\nCanyon Road and California 18 in the San Bernardino Mountains. It
\nquickly raced through the forest and brush, forcing the evacuation of
\nmore than 30 communities and 80,000 people. Six men died of heart
\nattacks, and investigators said five of those deaths were directly
\nrelated to the stress of the fire.<\/p>\n
\na huge mudslide caused by intense rain swept through a church camp in
\nWaterman Canyon, killing 14 people.<\/p>\n
\ndisclosed. <\/p>\n