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Corral Fire Trio Case Continued

Three men who have pleaded not guilty of starting the Corral Fire last November had their latest court date continued on Monday, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office.
Brian David Franks, Brian Allen Anderson and William Thomas Coppock, all of Los Angeles, who are all charged with three counts of arson-related crimes in the early morning of Nov. 24, had  this week’s court session to set a date for a preliminary hearing continued by the judge. April 21 has been scheduled for the setting of a “prelim date,” a spokesperson for the DA’s office added.
The three defendants were arrested along with two other men, Eric Ullman and Dean Lavorante, both from Culver City, who are being charged separately and have not yet been formally arraigned.
All five have been charged with causing a fire with great bodily harm, recklessly causing a fire to an inhabited structure and engaging in arson during a public state of emergency.

 

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