By Patric Hedlund, TME

Michael Dulle stood before a judge in downtown Bakersfield on Wednesday, Aug. 1. The 58-year-old Pine Mountain man was assigned a public defender, who counseled him to plead not guilty to three felony counts, including attempted murder, arson of an inhabited structure and possession of materials for arson. He is being held in Lerdo on a $500,000 bond.

Just before 6 p.m. on Sunday, July 29, Dulle had called…(please see below to view full stories and photographs)

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ABOVE: Burns on Michael Dulle’s foot are tended by Kern County firefighters, as Deputy Gafford waits, and a neighbor tells Dulle that he could have burned down the entire town. FROM LEFT: Chris Ramirez, whose house was set on fire, watches as Dulle quietly extended his arms for handcuffs.

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