Sylvan Dale Ranch staff told Larimer County investigators they were concerned 49-year-old Jason Hobby started the Alexander Mountain fire “to insert himself as a hero.”
Firefighters battle the orange blaze of the Alexander Mountain fire west of Loveland, Colorado on Tuesday, July 30, 2024. After two years of racking up infractions working at Sylvan Dale Ranch near Loveland, the 49-year-old man charged with arson in the Alexander Mountain fire may have wanted to play the hero, according to an arrest affidavit.Heart-J Center for Experimental Learning
Larimer County Sheriff’s Office investigators arrested Jason Alexander Hobby, suspected of arson and other felony charges in connection with the Alexander Mountain Fire. In the videos, Hobby entered evacuated buildings and restricted areas to give updates on the damage and the direction the fire was traveling, investigators said.
In one March 2023 incident, two brothers visited the Sylvan Dale Ranch to photograph big horn sheep, which were migrating on the property, investigators said in the affidavit. Hobby was removed from security duties in July 2024 after the owners found out about the repeated incidents, according to the affidavit.
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