A woman was arrested on suspicion of arson amid the Los Angeles wildfires — but officials do not believe the incident to be connected to the devastating blazes.
The woman, 60-year-old Gloria Lynn Mandich, was taken into custody and charged with felony arson related to a Jan. 8 brush fire in Los Angeles County, California State Parks announced in a press release on Friday, Jan. 10.
The blaze in question was located near Leo Carrillo State Park in an area that has been under a red flag warning as multiple wildfires continue to rage in the region, fanned by severe winds and fed by dry vegetation.
Though the major fires are only partially contained, the fire that Mandich is accused of starting was “quickly extinguished” by the Los Angeles County Fire Department, according to California State Parks.
Mandich, meanwhile, was booked into Ventura County Jail, where her bail is currently set at $20,000, according to court records viewed …