An affidavit filed by a Cal Fire investigator late last month in support of a warrant to arrest Vasquez lays out some of the evidence — including witnesses and cellphone data — that helped lead investigators to a suspect. Gochnour also laid out some of the evidence during the arraignment.

A man accused of deliberately setting two fast-moving brush fires in North County made his first court appearance in Vista.

Ruben Vasquez, 48, is accused of starting the Pala and Lilac fires in January, which burned 100 acres and damaged homes

Ruben Vasquez was arrested Friday on two counts of felony arson charges and taken to the Vista Detention Facility.

Cal Fire arrested a man Friday on suspicion of arson related to the recent Lilac and Pala wildfires, officials said. The 48-year-old man was arrested by Cal Fire Law Enforcement Investigators who were examining the cause of two fires that ignited on Jan.

A man arrested in connection with January's Pala and Lilac fires remained in custody Saturday, officials said.

CAL FIRE arrested Ruben Vasquez on felony arson charges after wildfires burned nearly 100 acres in Pala Mesa and Bonsall.

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Cal Fire announced the arrest of Ruben Vasquez on multiple felony arson charges for allegedly starting both the Pala and Lilac fires on January 21.

On February 28, Cal Fire Law Enforcement Investigators arrested Vasquez for two counts of felony arson, and he was transported to the Vista Detention Facility. The investigation report will be referred to the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office.