Man Accused of Arson at Homes of Wife, In-Law
A 38-year-old man faces arson charges for fires at the homes of his estranged wife and her mother, police said.
Max Amador will be arraigned later this week on charges that he set fire to his wife’s Culver City home at 1:30 a.m. on July 23 and his mother-in-law’s Los Angeles home on July 22, Culver City police spokeswoman Randi Joseph said.
The fires caused extensive damage to both residences, she said.
Amador, who admitted setting both fires in a signed declaration, is being held at Pitchess jail for a DUI arrest that occurred shortly after the July 23 blaze, she said.
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