A 40-year-old Esparto man faces attempted murder and arson charges in connection with a fire last month that heavily damaged a popular Capay Valley bar.
Several people were inside the Capay Junction Saloon on Highway 16 but escaped safely after the fire broke out at about 1:30 a.m. Aug. 15. Yolo County sheriff’s detectives got involved after the blaze was deemed to be suspicious in nature, Sgt. Matt Davis said.
The subsequent investigation let to the Sept. 21 arrest of Robert Lewis Brewer, who was booked into the Yolo County Jail, Davis said.