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🌱 Patch AM: Richmond fire suspect now faces life‑without‑parole charges in Martinez court.

Also, don't miss ECK Light and Sound Service on the Martinez Patch calendar

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  • Richmond fire suspect now faces life‑without‑parole charges in Martinez court.

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📰 News we're reading

• Richmond Fire Suspect Charged with Three Counts of Murder (contracosta.news) — A major criminal case tied to a deadly Richmond house fire is now moving through Contra Costa Superior Court in Martinez, where the suspect faces three murder counts and additional arson charges. He remains jailed at the Martinez Detention Facility ahead of an August 24 arraignment, with prosecutors seeking life‑without‑parole enhancements in a case that has shaken families across the county.
   

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