Man suspected of starting a fire in Colorado arrested in Castle Rock
The fire happened between Lyons and Allenspark close to Highway 7.
Man suspected of starting a fire in Colorado arrested in Castle Rock
The fire happened between Lyons and Allenspark close to Highway 7.
“By Tony Keith
Published: Aug. 2, 2024 at 1:19 PM GMT-4
BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - Authorities announced the arrest of an arson suspect tied to a fire in Colorado that happened on July 4.
The fire happened between Lyons and Allenspark close to Highway 7.
“Assisted by tips received from the public in this case, investigators with the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office were able to positively identify a suspect and obtain a warrant for their arrest on August 1, 2024,” a news release from the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office reads. " The suspect was identified as Luke Dalton Rynearson. Shortly after Rynearson was identified as the suspect in the case, members of law enforcement mobilized to locate him and his vehicle. Rynearson and his vehicle were found in the Town of Castle Rock and members of law enforcement were able to take Rynearson into custody without incident.”
Rynearson is being charged with first-degree arson, criminal attempt to commit a class 4 felony, second-degree burglary and criminal mischief.
“Based on information known to investigators at this time, we have no reason to believe Rynearson or the arson in the 24,000 block of Highway 7 on July 4 are connected to any of the wildfire starts that have taken place in Boulder County this week,” the release adds.
Investigators say the suspect ignited one structure on fire and tried to set a second one on fire. The fire spread to the ground and trees, posing the risk of a wildfire.”
Most of these fires are probably dew -- and now we have somebody trotted out as a perpetrator. A patsy, in other words; even if he did start the one fire.
This is never a popular stance, but i always wonder, what if the summary executions were appended to more crimes?
If you knew you would be executed for arson, rape, theft, child molestation, fraud and a few others, beyond a shadow of a doubt, I wonder how that would affect the rates of offenses. For those that went ahead and offended anyway, because they couldn't help themselves, it would just be a culling of the stupid, psychopathic and deranged from society, which would be a win in itself.
The rest of society, they'd have to decide if the action/crime was really worth the pending cost if they were caught.