Three Incline Village residents are accused of starting the fire this week at La Casona restaurant in Incline.

Ramon Mendoza Valdez, 20, and two juveniles have been arrested on charges related to an arson and graffiti incident that occurred July 16.

Ramon Mendoza Valdez

“After the fire was extinguished, investigators found evidence of arson at the scene,” Washoe County Undersheriff Tim Kuzanek said in a press release. “The North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District worked with our patrol division to conduct a joint arson investigation which identified Ramon Valdez as the primary suspect.”

Valdez was arrested on two counts of arson in the first degree, one count of arson in the third degree, along with charges of graffiti and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report