California Man Arrested on Arson Charges Related to Line Fire

Investigators served a search warrant at the suspect’s residence and discovered evidence leading them to believe he might be responsible for lighting the fire.

Fire crews were working to protect communities from the Line Fire burning in San Bernardino County, Calif., on Sept. 8, 2024. U.S. Forest Service

A suspect has been arrested on suspicion of intentionally lighting the Line Fire in San Bernardino County, which has torched more than 35,000 acres of land so far.

In a Sept.11 statement on X, Shannon Dicus, sheriff of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, said that 34-year-old Norco resident Justin Wayne Halstenberg had been arrested and held in lieu of $80,000 bail at the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino.