On Wednesday, October 3, 2018 CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers arrested Charles Levi Kirk, 18 of Piercy, California for arson (PC 451(c)). Kirk allegedly started several fires in the Willits, Laytonville, Leggett, and Piercy areas. The investigation of the fires in the Leggett and Piercy areas began a month long cooperative investigation lead by CAL FIRE officers with the assistance of the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Department and the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office. On September 26th , a search warrant was served at Kirk’s property resulting in
the seizure of evidence. Kirk was taken into custody and ransported to the Mendocino County Jail where he will await trial. Bail is set at $150,000.