BREAKING! White Pine County Commissioner indicted on Arson charges in two wildfires

A White Pine County man is facing federal charges for allegedly starting two wildfires on public land in northern Nevada.A grand jury indictment unsealed in Reno accuses Henry Conrad Vogler of setting the Lookout Springs Fire in Spring Valley in June of 2022, and the North Creek Fire in the same area in July of 2024. Authorities say both fires were intentionally set on public land without authorization. Henry Conrad Vogler is the legal name of White Pine County Commissioner Hank Vogler, who is running for re-election.  According to the Justice Department Vogler is charged with two counts of timber set afire, each carrying a possible penalty of up to five years in prison.The case was investigated by the Bureau of Land Management and is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada.