Fire is Under Investigation (Update)
February 6, 2025 – Riverside County Sheriff's Office officials report that on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, Investigators from the 
Central Homicide Unit continued their follow-up investigation into multiple fires in the 45000 block of State Route 79. Patrol deputies from the Hemet Sheriff’s Station received the report of a suspicious person near the intersections of California State Route 79 and Highway 371, in the community of Aguanga.
Deputies arrived and contacted Garett Preston Young, a 48-year-old resident of Aguanga. Young had been identified as the subject possibly involved in the fatal fires that had occurred in the afternoon on Monday, February 3, 2025. Information was developed that led to the arrest of Young.
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Young was later booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center for homicide and additional arson-related charges. The identity of the deceased victim will not be released pending next-of-kin notifications.
This investigation is ongoing; however, no additional suspects are being sought. Anyone with further information is encouraged to contact Investigator T. Gilbert with the Central Homicide Unit at (951) 955-1777 or Investigator R. Martinez with the Hemet Station at (951) 791-3400.
Reporting Supervisor: Sergeant Lance Stoyer
File # D250340045
Source & photo: Riverside County Sheriff's Office
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