Felon charged with setting fires in Anza
An ex-con accused of setting two fires that damaged property in Anza and also facing a stalking charge will ask a judge later this month for a reduction in his bail so he can get out of jail.
Roger Dell Green, 71, of Banning pleaded not guilty earlier this week to two counts each of arson and being in possession of incendiary devices, as well as three counts of violating a domestic violence restraining order and one count each of stalking, attempted arson, being a convicted felon with a gun and being a convicted felon in possession of ammunition.
At the request of the defense, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Mark Mandio scheduled a bail review hearing for Aug. 21 at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta.
Green is being held in lieu of $3 million bail at the nearby Byrd Justice Center.
County fire officials declined to disclose the circumstances behind the alleged acts of arson, but according to court documents, the fires occurred in March and May, while the attempted arson allegedly happened on June 30.
The victim listed in the criminal complaint against Green was a woman identified only by her initials, “T.P.,” but her relationship to the defendant was not revealed. Green allegedly stalked her between March and June, court documents state.
Arson and sheriff’s investigators arrested Green without incident during a traffic stop on Tuesday. A Ruger .22-caliber semi-automatic handgun was seized at his workplace that same day, investigators allege.
Court records show that he has prior convictions for robbery and conspiracy to commit burglary.
