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REDDING, Calif. -- An 18-year-old is facing 54 counts of arson, murder and attempted murder charges after allegedly setting multiple fires, including some during the Carr Fire.
Shasta County District Attorney's Office filed charges Tuesday against Samuel Scholfield. Investigators say Scholfield set numerous fires in the communities of Cottonwood and Anderson between July 27 and October 26.
According to the Shasta County Sheriff's Oddice, Scholfield allegedly started a fire October 7 in Cottonwood killing 86-year-old Barcie Arlene Miller who was inside of her home.
Police officers pulled Scholfield over on October 26, as he was fleeing from the scene of another arson, officials said. Officers found two incendiary devices inside the car, the report stated. An investigation of Scholfield’s phone showed internet searches for arson and arson-investigation related material, officials said.
Scholfield was arraigned in Shasta County Tuesday afternoon. This case remains under investigation.