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Truckee police arrested a Maine man Tuesday for starting a wildland fire on the Legacy Trail, west of the 267 Bypass Bridge, authorities said.
Tyler Richard Strout, 28, faces a felony charge of causing a fire. He remained jailed Wednesday afternoon under $10,000 in bond, reports state.
Tyler Richard Strout
According to Truckee Police Sgt. Danny Renfrow, the police and Truckee Fire Protection District responded around 7 p.m. Tuesday to multiple reports of a vegetation fire along Legacy Trail near the Highway 267 overpass.
Renfrow said the responding officers were flagged down by a few witnesses who had noticed a camp nearby the fire. Witnesses noticed a man affiliated with the camp running from the source of the fire carrying his tent and guitar case.