Person arrested on suspicion of igniting Alexander Mountain fire

Jason Alexander Hobby, 49, was arrested Tuesday and faces first-degree arson charges. He is being held in the Larimer County jail on a $250,000 bond. Hobby faces three other felony charges, including aggravated assault with a weapon, impersonating a peace officer and false imprisonment.

The Alexander Mountain fire was one of three Front Range wildfires being investigated as human-caused and ignited in the last week of July. 10,000 acres and 50 structures were burned by the Alexander Mountain fire. The other two were the Stone Canyon fire which burned 1,557 acres and at least five homes in Lyons (Boulder County) and the Quarry Fire which burned 580 acres in Jefferson County.

No word yet on whether Hobby is being investigated for the other two fires.

That's interesting that the suspects middle name is Alexander. The same as what officials called the fire.

Heck, we had a fire ( bucktail) on the western side of the state down by Nucla that was started by a guy who was cremating his dog.

Dudes that modify their rigs to look like Police, Fire, or other official vehicles are ALWAYS creeps. 100% of the time

Snooped around some other articles and according to CPR he's apparently under investigation for starting fires in Wyoming and has firearm charges in California.

Like, there's no chance he didn't do it at this point. I would not be remotely shocked if he started the Stone Canyon fire and the other smaller ones later that week. Returning to the fire impersonating a fire fighter is so cliche I could be convinced it was an episode of Criminal Minds or 911: Lone Star

Rock234 said:

Dudes that modify their rigs to look like Police, Fire, or other official vehicles are ALWAYS creeps. 100% of the time

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And sometimes murderers. I knew a guy who's daughter was pulled over by a police impersonator . She ended up raped and murdered.