Camp Fire: Reno man jailed on drug, gun charges in evacuated area

Yvonne Beasley | Reno Gazette-Journal

Show Caption Hide Caption New dramatic video surfaces from deadly Camp Fire An antique building burns out of control in Paradise, California. As fire crews arrive on the scene, video shows the trucks dodging obstacles and debris from the wind-driven wildfire.

A Reno man is among six people arrested in the Camp Fire area in northern California.

Michael Salisbury, 48, of Reno was arrested Monday along with Jason Burns, 41 of Chico, Calif.

According to the Butte County Sheriff’s Office, a utility worker approached deputies in an evacuated area, saying he saw two men who appeared to be looting.

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Deputies reported they saw two men, who they identified as Salisbury and Burns, run into a residence in the fire zone near Paradise, Calif.

Deputies found the two men hiding in a bedroom with a .45 caliber handgun, drugs, drug paraphernalia and loaded magazines for the gun, according to the sheriff’s report. Chainsaws and other tools suspected to be stolen were found in the home’s garage, deputies said.

The home belongs to a family member of Burns, according to the report, but the person was unaware that Burns was in it after evacuations were ordered.

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Burns and Salisbury were booked into the Butte County Jail on various firearms and drug charges, along with possession of a stolen vehicle and entering into an evacuated area. Bail is set at $89,000.

Four other people have been arrested Six people were arrested on several fire-related charges Monday for crimes including looting, being in evacuation zones and being in possession of suspected stolen property, the Butte County Sheriff's Office said.

Four other people were arrested on several Camp Fire-related charges Monday for crimes including looting, being in evacuation zones and being in possession of suspected stolen property, the Butte County Sheriff's Office said. Read more about those arrests from ABC10 in Sacramento.