Arrest made in Alexander Mountain Fire investigation in Larimer County [Video]

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — A Loveland man has been arrested in connection with the Alexander Mountain Fire in Larimer County, and is also accused of impersonating law enforcement and fire officials.

The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Forest Service held a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, where they identified the suspect as Jason Alexander Hobby, 49, of Loveland. He faces charges of first-degree arson, two counts of impersonating a peace officer, felony menacing, false imprisonment and impersonating a public servant. After obtaining an arrest warrant for Hobby on Sept. 6, he was taken into custody on Sept. 10. He was issued a $450,000 cash/surety bond.

Hobby was an employee at the Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch — a family-owned, 3,200-acre property in the foothills west of Loveland — up until about three or four weeks ago, when he was identified as a suspect during the course of the investigation, …