A man accused of igniting the Park Fire, the fourth-largest wildfire in California, is headed to trial later this year.
Ronnie Dean Stout II, 43, waived his right to a preliminary hearing Friday after he pleaded not guilty in August to arson of an inhabited structure or property in Butte Superior Court.
The Park Fire sparked July 24 in Upper Bidwell Park, east of Chico, and razed 429,603 acres across Butte and Tehama counties, according to Cal Fire. The blaze destroyed 700 structures and prompted evacuations across four Northern California counties. No deaths or injuries were reported…