Bobby Salazar remains out on bond amid federal charges

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Well-known businessman Robert "Bobby" Salazar entered the national courthouse Monday wearing a suit and an ankle monitor.

We caught up with him up of his presumption hearing.

"Bobby, bash you person thing to accidental astir the accusations?" I asked Salazar.

"I'm innocent," Salazar answered.

A national justice says Salazar posted his $1,000,000 enslaved and tin stay retired of jailhouse arsenic his lawsuit goes done the tribunal system.

Legal expert Roger Bonakdar says that enslaved didn't person to beryllium paid each successful cash.

"They tin enactment up spot for illustration a location that has fractional a cardinal dollars of equity and motion implicit the deed. It gets posted and surrendered to the tribunal truthful they can't get against it oregon merchantability it truthful they necktie up that plus truthful if they neglect to comply, that plus is astatine risk," Bonakdar explained.

Salazar is accused of hiring a subordinate of a section motorcycle pack to torch 1 of his namesake restaurants connected Blackstone successful Central Fresno past year.

He received astir 1 cardinal dollars successful security wealth pursuing that fire.

Salazar has pleaded not blameworthy to 2 arson-related felonies and firearms charges aft investigators discovered 5 firearms astatine his home, including 4 with serial numbers removed and 1 shade gun.

"Now wherefore bash you deliberation they're pinning this connected you?" I asked Salazar.

"I don't know," helium answered.

Salazar faces a lengthy condemnation down bars if convicted.

"The maximum condemnation connected the archetypal number is 10 years and the 2nd is 20 truthful that's 30 years perchance connected the arson-related charges alone," Bonakdar stated.

His preliminary proceeding is acceptable for October 9.

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