The man accused of starting the Alexander Mountain Fire west of Loveland in July 2024 pleaded not guilty to all six charges he is facing Wednesday morning.

Jason Hobby, 50, pleaded not guilty in 8th Judicial District Court in Fort Collins to first-degree arson, a class 3 felony; two counts of impersonating a peace officer, a class 5 felony; false imprisonment, a class 5 felony; menacing with a real or simulated weapon, a class 5 felony; and impersonating a public servant, a class 2 misdemeanor, according to court records.

Hobby, 50, was arrested Sept. 10, 2024, in connection with the fire, which was first reported July 29, 2024, before charring nearly 10,000 acres in Larimer County. Among the burned land were parts of the Sylvan Dale Ranch and over a thousand acres that the ranch’s owner

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