(Butte County, CA) – 44-year-old Josh Emerson of Cohasset pled not guilty in Butte County Court yesterday, to looting a vehicle and tools from a neighbor’s shop building, while the community was under mandatory evacuation orders, due to the Park Fire.

Emerson’s co-defendant, 41-year-old Rose Sutton’s next court appearance is scheduled for October 4th. Then, she’ll be arraigned on charges of entering a closed location during a State of Emergency and concealing the stolen property allegedy taken by Emerson.

All of the victim’s stolen property, including a jeep, have been recovered and returned to the owner.