Chico, Bidwell Mansion and Arson

Chico's Bidwell Mansion arsonist sentenced to maximum 11 years
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,
Arsonist Gets Prison for Torching Historic Chico, CA, Mansion
The man responsible for destroying the storied landmark last year received the maximum penalty for arson -- 11 years,
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 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
Bidwell Mansion arsonist sentenced to prison and owes millions for Chico blaze
A Chico man who set fire to what some call the city’s “jewel” received the maximum prison sentence and now owes more than $37.4 million in restitution for destroying the historic Bidwell Mansion. Butte Superior Court Judge Corie J.
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
Kevin Alexander Carlson, 30, of Chico entered a plea of no contest as charged to a felony count of arson of a structure with use of an accelerant. Carlson Wednesday’s hearing had been ...
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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, a ...
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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 ...
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Kevin Alexander Carlson, 30, of Chico entered a plea of “no contest” in Butte County Superior Court on Tuesday to a felony count of arson of a structure with use of an accelerant. He faces up ...
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Accused Bidwell Mansion arsonist pleads not guilty to setting Chico landmark ablaze
Butte County District Attorney Michael L. Ramsey discusses the investigation into Bidwell Mansion arson suspect Kevin Alexander Carlson during a news conference on Jan. 6. Carlson entered a not ...