LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Clearlake man charged with setting fire last week to a residential care and mental health facility where he lived is due to appear in court on Tuesday to enter a plea in the case.

Anthony Wayne Conley, 29, was arrested early Thursday morning shortly after police officers and firefighters arrived at the fire at San Sousee adult care facility on Konocti Street in Clearlake, as Lake County News has reported.

The Clearlake Police Department reported that its officers arrested Conley for setting the fire at the facility, where the agency confirmed he was a resident.

Conley was arraigned in Lake County Superior Court on Friday, and is due to reappear on Tuesday morning along with his appointed legal counsel to enter a plea, according to Chief Deputy District Attorney Richard Hinchcliff.

Hinchcliff said Conley is charged with one count of arson, four counts of attempted murder and three counts of elder or dependent abuse.

He said the latter three charges were for other residents at the facility, which is for individuals with mental health issues. A fourth attempted murder charge was for a staff member present at the time.

Hinchcliff did not have details on why Conley was at the facility, and said even if he did he did not believe they could be released due to health care privacy laws.

Conley has no adult criminal history in Lake County, according to Hinchcliff, who added that he could not discuss any possible juvenile issues.

Since his arrest, Conley has remained in custody at the Lake County Jail, with bail set at $800,000.

San Sousee is an adult residential facility with a capacity of six clients, ages 18 through 59, that's been licensed since 2009 with the California Department of Social Services' Community Care Licensing Division, according to state records.

The county of Lake has a $133,000 agreement with the facility for adult residential support services and specialty mental health services for this fiscal year that was updated in September.

Lake County Behavioral Health's report on the contract said it places at San Sousee clients ready to be transitioned from mental health institutes or whose who have been brought back to Lake County from out-of-county placements.

Asked if there are likely to be issues with the prosecution because of Conley's mental health, Hinchcliff replied, “We don't know yet, but I would expect that under the circumstances.”

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