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_ / -~ then |8ft saying that he Could be reached at the Escalon Fire Department. At 2:05 the Sheriff Deputy found me while | waited G1Mr. Lane's residence. | explained what had already taken place and that | intended to wait for Mr. Lone or his representative for up to half an hour to make a personal contact. | requested that the Sheriff wait on Santa Fe Road south of the property 8t232OO1 S. Santa Fa Road towatch for Mr. Lane while | vv8iLRd between Mr. Lane's residence and the property. VVhi|8 | vvaited. | attempted 1Vphone David |ngyto update him oOthe situation and left Gmessage when no one inhis office could b8reached. At approximately 2:10, | was speaking on the cellular phone with Janet KaatSr, Assistant Coondin@1or, San Joaquin CDVD1v OES, updating her concerning the situation So that she could deliver message to David |ray. A white male (approximate age mf23 years) driving 8 pickup truck S03ppg' and identified himself as 8frigDd of Bill Lane, and asked what | was doing there. | identified myself and explained that | was waiting for Bill Lane sQthat we could arrange for the fire to be put out. The gentleman said that hewould contact Bill, and that his (the gentleman's, not Mr. Lane's) father would soon arrive with equipment to put out the Org. The g8OU80@D |eM. and within five OOiDViOS Bill Lane approached [Dy vehicle vva|k|Dg from the direction of his residence. Still on the phone. | stated out |VUd "Janet, | have to put you on hold" before placing the cellular phone handset on the dash faced towards K8c Lane. | did not actually place Janet Kge1gron hold, instead | hoped she would be able to overhear the conversation between Mr. Lane and myself. Later, Janet KeStgradmitted that she could not hear any ofthe conversation. | introduced myself, g3wS him my business card and 8np|g|n8d that complaints had been nl8d8 OVnOe[DinQ the fire and smoke on his property, and insisted that the fire be put out "today". | emphasized that if Mr. Lane was not @b|g to put out the fire that afternoon, 1hgO the Fire Department would oonno in and do whatever was needed to extinguish the fire. For the first two to three nninu18S | listened vvhi|9 Mc Lang spoke quickly and loudly using profanity to explain his situation. | sensed that 8confrontation was inlrDiD9O1. and K8[. L8D8 seemed irritated by my presence. Ashespoke hamoved closer 1Vmguntil our faces were less than one foot apart and _ was backed up against my vehicle. Seconds later, | noted 8complete change in Mr. Lane's behavior. He H8GtopDgdusing profanity, slowed his speech, lowered his voice and backed off 108 diG1GnCg of between two and three feet and 8shSd. "Who called the ShRriff?" in my peripheral vision | eGvv that the Deputy Sheriff had just parked his vehicle to the south of my vehicle. | explained that the Fin} Department requested o Sheriff be present if they had to enter his property and put out the fire. K8[ Lane said, "| don't want any trouble" to which | replied, "Me neither, we just vv8n1 the fire out today." Mr. Lane said that he would put out the fire that afternoon using his Caterpillar tractor to smother the.fire with dirt, and if needed he would also use his water truck. Mr. Lona agreed to contact ma later that day if he was not 8b|g to extinguish the fire or if the fire started again in the future. | G8DGgd that M[. Lane was uncomfortable 8nDUDd the Deputy Sheriff and noticed that he quickly walked back in the direction Of his residence as Goon as OurOonveraSUoD ended. | gStim818 that our conversation ended at 2:30. and at that time | explained the agreement that had been made to the Deputy Sheriff and asked if this area was part of his n0rnO8| patrol. The Deputy replied that his patrol area was actually around Ripon and Manteca, so | released him from the scene and did not ask that he check Mr. Lane's progress later in the day. | decided to return 1othe OESoffioa ' before meeting with David |rey. ' Between 3:30 and 3:45 ! received 8 phone call from Jim C0OOo, complaining that the fire was |