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House Fire Leads to Arson Arrest
 On Tuesday, June 24th, at 8:16am Fillmore Police and Fire, along with VC Fire Department responded to a reported house fire on Mountain View Street. Upon arrival, authorities found the house fully engulfed in flames and Fillmore resident Brandy Hollis in the backyard. With help from surrounding area police arrested the suspect and escorted her off the property. Crews responded quickly and were about to extinguish the fire, causing major damage to the residence and also damages to neighboring residences. Photo credit Angel Esquivel. By Gazette Staff Writers — Friday, June 27th, 2025
  On Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at about 8:16 A.M., deputies from the Fillmore Station responded to the 600 block of Mountain View Street in Fillmore reference a house fire. Upon arrival, deputies located a house fully engulfed in flames and an adult female, identified as 45-year-old Fillmore resident (S) Brandy Hollis, in the back yard of the property. With the assistance of diligent members of the community, Hollis was escorted off the property by deputies to a safe area where she was evaluated by paramedics. The house fire not only resulted in major damage to the primary residence but also damage to neighboring residences. Thanks to the quick response and firefighting efforts by fire personnel, the neighboring residences were saved from more extensive fire damage. Detectives with the Fillmore Bureau of Investigation arrived shortly thereafter and worked collaboratively with investigators with the Sheriff’s Major Crimes Bureau, Fillmore Fire Department, and the Ventura County Fire Department. As a result of the investigation, detectives obtained evidence linking Hollis to the fire and the fire appeared to be intentional. Hollis was arrested for a violation of Penal Code § 451(b) – [Arson of Inhabited Structure]. She was medically cleared and transported to the Sheriff’s Pre-Trial Detention Facility where she was booked pending court proceedings. Any person with information regarding the arson is encouraged to reach out to detectives and utilize the link or QR code provided below to download and submit any video footage of the incident. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank members of the public for their on-going support and due diligence in providing information to assist our agency in solving crimes. We are better at what we do because of our community partnerships. Join us in the fight on crime by following us on “X” @fillmoresheriff, Facebook, Instagram @VCSHERIFF and @FILLMOREPD, and with Nixle by texting your zip code to 888777 to receive local law enforcement and public safety alerts and advisories. Prepared by: Sergeant Jarrod Foote *** |
