From Barbara Barte Osborn:
A chiropractor charged with setting fire to her Truckee office and home entered a not-guilty plea Monday to two felony counts of arson.
Erinn Tamney Randall, 38, who has been appointed a public defender, entered the plea at the Truckee branch of Nevada County Superior Court.
Randall, who remains in custody at the Wayne Brown Correctional Facility in Nevada City in lieu of $1 million bail, is scheduled to appear next at a July 7 felony conference in Truckee, a court spokeswoman said.
The Truckee fires, on June 1 and 2, followed a fire earlier the morning of June 1 at a Loyalton building where Randall also has an office and living quarters.
Randall was rescued by neighbors from the fire in Loyalton, which is about an hour's drive from Truckee. All three fires were quickly extinguished by local fire departments.
Initial investigations by the Loyalton Fire Department and Sierra County Sheriff's Department determined that fire was also caused by an arsonist, Sheriff John Evans said in a news release.
The state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is investigating circumstances surrounding the Loyalton fire.
"We're still in limbo in Sierra County," said Sheriff's Deputy Jared Murray. "I just spoke with our D.A. and he's awaiting our report and CalFire's before deciding whether any charges should be filed here."
The Loyalton fire caused "several thousand dollars worth of property damage," Evans said. The two Truckee fires are estimated to have each caused about $10,000 damage.
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