Convicted Felon Charged With Arson for Spokane's Largest Wildfire

Spokane County arrested Aaron Farinacci, 37, on August 3 and charged him with first-degree arson for allegedly starting the Old Trails fire, the largest of three major blazes scorching over 10,000 acres countywide. Farinacci served roughly a decade in prison for manslaughter in his father's 2010 killing in Arizona. He was questioned in two prior fire investigations in 2025 but never charged. He denies setting the fire and is held on $1 million bail.