Siskiyou Corruption

1/30/2020 Arson

Suspects

Three strange men, who were trespassing on our property on 1/30/2020, appear to have started the fire that burned our cabin to the ground. The age range among the men suggests that they may be related and are members of different generations of the same family. These individuals are likely the same perpetrators of the burglary, vandalism and sabotage of our cabin in 2018.

Suspect 1: 60 - 80 years old, approximately 5' 7" and 180 pounds with gray hairSuspect 1 appears to be in his 60s or 70s. He has a hunched over posture and seemed to lean and/or twist to the right when walking. Suspect 1 stumbled several times and may have been drunk or under the influence of narcotics. Suspect 1 arrived on the scene first and knocked on the door of our cabin. When there was no response, he likely called the other two to come up and join him. At one point, Suspect 1 is seen carrying my propane tank--that was used to heat the water in my shower--in his right hand, and what appears to be a knife in his left hand (likely used to cut the supply line of the propane tank). Suspect 1 can then be seen through the front window doing something in the location where the fire breaks out minutes later. Suspect 1 immediately fled the scene with Suspect 3. Three minutes later, the camera captured smoke billowing from the cabin and the cabin burning.

Suspect 2: 40 - 60 years old, approximately 6' 1" and 210 pounds, with brown hair and a gray beardSuspect 2 appears to be in his 40s or 50s. Suspect 2 appears to have long hair that showed under his red fitted hat. Suspect 2 wore expensive clothing and had a pair of binoculars around his neck. He appeared to be the spotter, who likely made sure that I was not home by viewing my property from down the hill, while hidden among the trees. Suspect 2 carried a clear plastic bottle that contained a yellowish liquid that may have been an inflammatory liquid. Suspect 2 is seen carrying the bottle as he is fleeing the scene but it is unclear if the bottle is empty or still contains the liquid at that point. Suspect 2 removed his backpack and is seen holding it in his hand. He may have placed items from the backpack in the cabin or stolen items from it.

Suspect 3: 30 - 50 years old, approximately 5' 8" and 195 pounds with brown hairSuspect 3 appears to be in his 30s or 40s. Suspect 3 appears to be wearing baggy jeans and a dark hoodie. Suspect 3 appears to have long hair that he wore in a "man bun" on the back of his head. Stray strands of Suspect 3's hair appear to show in the video. Suspect 3 appears to have a bald spot on top of his head. Suspect 3 appears to have a beard and he appears to have stolen my Alien knife. Suspect 3 was looking through drawers outside and may have stolen other items from inside or outside my home. Suspect 3 appears to have an hunched over posture and is seen in the video moving a gas can onto the porch of the cabin before fleeing the scene.

Watch the three suspects' actions before the fire broke out.

7/26/2020 Arson

Suspects

The primary suspect is John Hurricane Skallerud. John responded to an ad I posted on Craigslist.org for assistance with developing the property. All of my tools and other supplies were destroyed in the first fire so I needed someone with tools to help me complete necessary tasks. John moved a hauling trailer full of his belongings onto my property and parked it there, then he returned to Oregon to complete a job he was working. John left his trailer on my property for more than a year, occasionally saying that he was ready to come out to the property, but then I wouldn't hear from him again for a few months. When John finally arrived (in June or July of 2020), it was clear that John only came because he had nowhere else to go. John had no money and no food so I had to buy him food so he could survive. John also didn't have a way to charge his cell phone so I let him borrow a solar charger, that John never returned. After John arrived, it was clear that he had lied about his knowledge and experience. John was not able to help me with any of the tasks I needed to complete on the property. I was able to find a job that John and I could work on together. We made enough money that John was able to haul his trailer away and leave the area. When I realized that he had never returned my solar charger, I texted him about it. John ignored my texts so I called him out for being a thief. He then got very strange and irrational. He made a bizarre threat, saying that I was going to find myself "in a world of disappointment..." The second fire on our property broke out a few days later.

John Hurricane Skallerud: 46 years old, 5' 9" and 190 pounds with brown hairThere is no video or any other evidence that John Skallerud came to our property or that he started the fire. I called John's father (Brian Skallerud) to ask if he believed that John was capable of arson. Brian said that he believed that John was capable of arson and Brian shared a few stories of John's strange behaviors. Brian said that John had a long criminal record and a history of drug use, mental illness and paranoia. I continued texting John after the fire on 1/26/2020. John indicated that Phelps had told him the same thing that Phelps had been telling other people about me: that I had burned my family's cabin down for insurance money [there was no insurance policy on the cabin], that I was a liar and that I was a troublemaker. My guess is that John never really believed any of that but it made a good excuse for why John could keep my belongings and abandon me in the nightmare situation I was in.

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