Crime & Safety
Healdsburg Arson: Man Sets Fire Because He Was 'Having A Bad Day'
A man who was arrested for arson reportedly told deputies that he set the fire because his day wasn't going well.
HEALDSBURG — A 37-year-old Healdsburg man was arrested Saturday on suspicion of starting a grass fire by U.S. Highway 101 in Healdsburg, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office said.
A deputy driving on Highway 101 spotted the fire near Lytton Springs Road and detained a man walking nearby.
Wesley James Bergman admitted setting the fire "because he was having a bad day," according to the Sheriff's Office.
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He was arrested for arson and causing a fire to forestland and is being held at the Sonoma County Jail with bail set at $40,000.
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