Published 2 years ago

Man gets 24 years in prison for fire that killed 12 condors

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Ivan Gomez, 31, was found guilty in a California court last month of 16 felony counts related to the Dolan fire in Big Sur, including arson and cruelty to animals. The California condor is the largest land bird in North America. As of late 2019, there were 518 of them worldwide, including 337 in the wild.

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BBC News

California wildfires: Man gets 24 years for setting blaze that killed condors

Prosecutors say he set the Big Sur Dolan fire while illegally cultivating cannabis in the forest.

2 years ago·United Kingdom

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The Independent

Man sentenced to prison for starting fire that killed California Condors

Multiple vultures killed in in coastal blaze three times the size of Washington, DC

2 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Man gets 24 years in prison for fire that killed 12 condors

A man who started a 2020 wildfire that killed 12 endangered California condors and seriously injured a firefighter has been sentenced to 24 years in prison. Ivan Gomez was sentenced

2 years ago·United States

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CNN

Man convicted of starting California wildfire that killed endangered condors was sentenced to 24 years in prison

A man convicted of starting California's Dolan Fire -- which critically injured a firefighter, destroyed several homes and killed a dozen of endangered condors -- was sentenced to 24 years in prison, prosecutors announced.

2 years ago·Atlanta, United States

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Irish Independent

Man jailed for 24 years over wildfire that killed 12 condors

A man who started a 2020 wildfire that killed 12 endangered California condors and seriously injured a firefighter has been sentenced to 24 years in state prison, prosecutors said.

2 years ago·Ireland

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KRDO

Man convicted of starting California wildfire that killed endangered condors was sentenced to 24 years in prison

By Cheri Mossburg, CNNA man convicted of starting California’s Dolan Fire — which critically injured a firefighter, destroyed several homes and killed a dozen of endangered condors — was sentenced to 24 years in prison, prosecutors announced.Ivan Gomez, 31, was found guilty of 16 felony counts, including arson, cultivating marijuana, throwing rocks at a vehicle and 12 counts of cruelty to animals, the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office s…

2 years ago·Colorado Springs, United States

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