Ronan man sentenced after arson conviction for starting Boulder 2700 Fire in 2021
The man convicted earlier this year of arson for starting a wildfire in Lake County in July 2021, which destroyed 14 homes and forced evacuations near Finley Point, was sentenced Friday to several decades in prison, the Attorney General’s Office announced.
Craig Allen McCrea, of Ronan, was convicted in February of two counts of arson by a Lake County jury, including one count for starting the Boulder 2700 Fire on July 31, 2021, which would go on to burn nearly 2,600 acres and destroy 14 homes and 17 structures. Hundreds of people in Lake County were forced to evacuate their homes.
Attorney General Austin Knudsen’s office said McCrea was also responsible for starting the Finley Fire north of Evaro Hill in Missoula County, which burned 18 acres, six days before he started the Boulder 2700 Fire.
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