Bidwell Mansion arsonist sentenced to 11 years in prison, ordered to pay $37.4 million
Three months after Chico’s 156-year-old Bidwell Mansion was deliberately set ablaze, 30-year-old Kevin Andrew Carlson was sentenced Wednesday to the maximum 11 years in state prison for destroying the historic landmark.
Bidwell Mansion arsonist sentenced to prison and owes millions for Chico blaze
Carlson, 30, was sentenced Wednesday to 11 years in state prison — the maximum penalty for felony arson — after admitting to setting fire to Bidwell Mansion, an act that stunned the city and sent investigators on a weeks-long hunt for the culprit.
Bidwell Mansion arsonist sentenced to prison, $37M in restitution
A judge sentenced Kevin Carlson to 11 years for setting fire to Bidwell Mansion. He's also ordered to pay over $37 million in restitution.
Chico's Bidwell Mansion arsonist sentenced to 11 years in state prison
The man who ignited the fire that destroyed the historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico was sentenced to 11 years in state prison, officials said Wednesday.
Chico man sentenced to 11 years in Bidwell Mansion arson case
Butte County District Attorney Mike Ramsey said that Kevin Carlson got six years for the arson and an additional five years for using an accelerant in the arson fire. Carlson
Bidwell Mansion arsonist sentenced to 11 years in prison
The man who pleaded “no contest” to setting fire to the Bidwell Mansion in Chico back on December 11, 2024, was sentenced to 11 years in state prison, according to the Butte County
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Bidwell Mansion arsonist sentenced to 11 years in state prison for setting fire that destroyed historic Chico landmark
Butte County Superior Court Judge Corie Caraway handed down the maximum sentence of 11 years in state prison for Kevin Carlson, who pled no contest in February to ...
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Bidwell Mansion arson suspect pleads no contest
OROVILLE — The man accused of setting the fire that destroyed Bidwell Mansion pleaded no contest to arson charges Wednesday morning in Butte County Superior Court. Kevin Alexander Carlson ...
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Bidwell Mansion arson suspect changes plea to no contest. What sentence could he face?
Butte County District Attorney Michael L. Ramsey discusses the investigation into Bidwell Mansion arson suspect Kevin Alexander Carlson in January. In a surprise move, Carlson pled no ...
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Suspected arsonist admits guilt in historic Bidwell Mansion fire in Chico, officials say
CHICO – The man accused of arson in connection with a fire that destroyed the historic Bidwell Mansion in Chico in December has admitted his guilt, officials said Wednesday. Kevin Carlson ...
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Man accused of burning down famous Bidwell Mansion in Chico pleads no contest
THE MAN ACCUSED IN THE FIRE THAT DESTROYED THE HISTORIC BIDWELL MANSION IN CHICO DECIDED THAT HE WOULD PLEAD OUT IN THIS CASE, 30 YEAR OLD KEVIN CARLSON PLED NO CONTEST TO A FELONY CHARGE OF ...