Trial set for man charged with starting Arizona fire

PHOENIX — A Mesa man will stand trial in September on charges that he
started the nearly 18,000-acre Sunflower Fire in the Tonto National Forest
after he fired a shotgun loaded with a flame-throwing shell.

Steven Craig Shiflet made his initial appearance in federal court Friday. He
faces three charges, each of which carries a maximum penalty of six months
in prison and a $5,000 fine if convicted.