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BONO REACTS TO ESPERANZA FIRE ARSON SUSPECT ARREST

Palm Springs, CA, Nov 2 -

Today, Congresswoman Mary Bono (CA-45) issued the following statement:

"I applaud the courageous men and women from the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Fire Arms and other local agencies; whose talents and relentlessly thorough investigation quickly revealed the cause of the wildfire and led to the eventual arrest of Mr. Oyler."

"It is a tragedy that the senseless and horrendous murder of five brave US Forest Service employees was the result of a suspected arsonist."

"If Raymond Lee Oyler is guilty of this offense, there can be nothing less than a sentence that imposes the maximum penalty under law."

"I ask our community to pray for swift justice; and to never forget those victims of the Esperanza Fire: our brave first responders who lost their lives, the families who have lost their loved ones, and our neighbors and friends who lost their homes, property and personal possessions."

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