I had the news on yesterday evening while I was getting dinner together, and I heard a name I recognized – James Henry Newsome.
Newsome is being sought by the Butte County Sheriff’s office for failure to appear. He is accused of starting fires – usually garbage cans or dumpsters – including the firebombing of an apartment near Chico State. He was seen throwing “something burning” into the window of the apartment, and by the time Chico Fire arrived on scene the inside of the room he torched was a complete loss.
I used to have a picture posted here –
https://chicotaxpayers.com/2016/05/21/there-is-no-accountability/
the young resident’s bed was completely incinerated, the mattress just gone, the metal frame twisted up into what looked like modern art. Can you imagine what would have happened if the woman had been home that night?
But this man was released, having been released time and time again. And now we are supposed to be surprised that he has wandered off to wreak havoc somewhere else?
Or is he still hiding here, camped out under a tangle of blackberry vines in Bidwell Park, waiting to set your trash can on fire one night?
Our county supervisors and district attorney are to blame here. Ask your county supervisor why Chico has become a dumping ground for violent criminals, demand that Ramsey spend more money and time prosecuting these people.
We are really to blame for this problem if we don’t demand action from our elected officials. Ramsey, Wahl and Kirk are all up for re-election in 2018, let them know that.
Chico Taxpayers Association 
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