FELTON — On the identical day she was launched from jail for an ongoing 2021 prison intentional fire-starting case, state hearth officers consider Tanya Posey deliberately set a small wildland hearth in Felton.
Posey, 40, had been out and in of custody this yr associated to a February 2021 arson investigation within the Felton space, charged as felony setting a reckless forest hearth, based on Santa Cruz County Superior Court docket data. Hearings since March in Posey’s case primarily have handled psychological well being diversion choices, data present. Most lately, court docket data word that Posey was launched from custody Sept. 12.
In response to a latest publish to its social media accounts, the Cal Hearth CZU unit arrested an unhoused lady in reference to a small wildland hearth that broke out on the night of Sept. 12. The blaze totaled lower than an acre and no accidents occurred, based on the company’s posts. Whereas Cal Hearth spokesperson Cecile Juliette advised the Sentinel that she was unable to disclose extra info associated to the case, county jail logs present Posey was arrested Sept. 12 by the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Workplace on suspicion of two counts of arson, trespassing and being underneath the affect of a managed substance, then rebooked by Cal Hearth on suspicion of felony arson Sept. 14.
Throughout her arraignment Friday earlier than Santa Cruz Superior Court docket Decide Jerry Vinluan, Posey pleaded not responsible to a single arson cost, with enhancements for committing a severe offense whereas out on bail and for committing a severe felony. Posey is scheduled to return to court docket Oct. 3 for a pre-trial listening to setting date and remained held with out bail Tuesday on the Santa Cruz County Jail.
When the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Workplace arrested Posey late final yr, their detectives had been investigating whether or not or not they may hyperlink her to 5 or extra suspicious Felton-area fires on county and state property from mid-January to late February 2021. In the end, nonetheless, the Santa Cruz County District Lawyer’s Workplace restricted their costs to an apparently intentional hearth reported on the strolling path close to Felton Faire parking zone Feb. 8, 2021.