Two counts of reckless endangerment
Both men were arraigned and are being held at that the Rockland County Jail. Their next court appearance is scheduled for Friday, July 2.
Also arrested were Spring Valley building inspectors Wayne Ballard and Raymond Canario who were both charged with filing false reports to the state in connection with fire inspections.
They were officially charged with offering a false instrument of filing and falsifying business records.
They were processed and released.
Walsh said arrest warrants were also issued for Denise Kerr of New York City and Manuel Lema of Pomona.
Kerr is facing a charge of reckless endangerment, and Lema faces charges of criminal impersonation and obstructing governmental administration.
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El rabino Nathaniel Sommer y su hijo Aaron Sommer, quienes están siendo acusados en relación a un incendio mortal en el Hogar para Adultos Evergreen Court, en Spring Valley, habían estado realizando un ritual de limpieza previo a la Pascua, informó el Journal News.
Como parte del ritual, los acusados, residentes del condado de Rockland, debían calentar los utensilios de cocina para quemar los restos de comida prohibida.
El bombero voluntario Jared Lloyd y un residente de 79 años del centro murieron en el incendio del 23 de marzo.
Según el Journal News, los registros muestran que el incendio de Evergreen Court se produjo unos 90 minutos después de que Nathaniel y Aaron Sommer abandonaran el centro después de preparar la cocina para la Pascua.
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