Ronnie Dean Stout II, of Chico, is accused of starting the Park Fire on the afternoon of July 24 by pushing a burning car into a brushy ravine near the Alligator Hole in upper Bidwell Park.

Ronnie Dean Stout II sits in Butte County Superior Court Judge Kristen Lucena’s courtroom with public defender Nicole Diamond during arraignment Monday, July 29. 2024 in Oroville, California.

Ronnie Dean Stout II, the 43-year-old man accused of igniting the Park Fire, California's fourth-largest wildfire in history, appeared in Butte County Superior Court on Thursday afternoon.Stout is ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, of Chico, is accused of starting the Park Fire on the afternoon of July 24 by pushing a burning car into a brushy ravine near the Alligator Hole in upper Bidwell Park.

Ronnie Dean Stout II, the man accused of starting the Park Fire on July 24, 2024. Butte County District Attorney's Office. Ramsey said a witness claimed to see Stout pull his car off to the side ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, of Chico, is accused of pushing a burning car into a ravine in upper Bidwell Park, triggering the fire that burned almost 430,000 acres and destroyed more than 600 ...

This photo provided by the Butte County District Attorney shows Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, of Chico, Calif. Stout was arrested early Thursday, July 25, 2024, by Cal Fire arson investigators ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, the man arrested last week on suspicion of starting the sprawling Park Fire in Northern California, has a criminal history dating back to at least 2001 and could face an ...

But the defendant, 42-year-old Chico resident Ronnie Dean Stout II, denies pushing his car into a gully in Upper Bidwell Park last Wednesday, as recounted by a witness to law enforcement, ...

Ronnie Dean Stout II, suspect in California’s Park Fire arson, has two “Three Strikes” convictions. Here’s Stout’s record, latest charges.

Ronnie Dean Stout II, suspect in California’s Park Fire arson, has two “Three Strikes” convictions. Here’s Stout’s record, latest charges.