California Arson Suspect Pleads Not Guilty to Starting Line Fire That Burned 61 Square Miles

The Line Fire jumps Highway 330 as an emergency vehicle drives past near Running Springs, Calif., on Sept. 7, 2024. Eric Thayer/AP Photo

A California man pleaded not guilty to starting a fire that expanded into a destructive wildfire and led to thousands of home evacuations.

Justin Halstenberg entered the plea in a video arraignment from jail in the West Valley Detention Center in San Bernardino County on Tuesday.