Fire That Ripped Through Linda’s Old Peach Tree Mall Was Arson; Suspect Arrested

LINDA (CBS13) — Authorities accidental the occurrence that tore done the aged Peach Tree Mall successful Linda implicit the play was an enactment of arson – and a fishy has been arrested.

Now known arsenic the Feather River Center, the once-bustling promenade was mostly bare earlier Saturday’s destructive fire. The gathering had besides been devastated by the 1986 Yuba flood.

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The Yuba County Sheriff’s Office says deputies took 1 antheral into custody connected the greeting of the fire.

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Investigators present judge that antheral – identified connected Tuesday arsenic 32-year-old Thomas Paul Wright – started the fire.

It appears Wright had gotten into immoderate benignant of home incidental wrong the aged promenade conscionable earlier the fire, investigators say. At immoderate point, Wright allegedly threatened to termination the unfortunate by burning down the building. He is past suspected of lighting immoderate insulation and different items connected occurrence inside.

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Wright has been booked into Yuba County Jail and is being held connected $1 million. He’s facing charges of arson, attempted murder, burglary, and transgression threats.

CBS13 Staff