A MAN ACCUSED OF SETTING SEVERAL FIRES IN THE BOSQUE EARLIER THIS YEAR COULD BE A FREE MAN SOON. KRQE TV REPORTS AUDIE HELMS IS SET TO BE RELEASED NEXT WEEK ON PRE-TRIAL SERVICES…ASSUMING HE GOES ALONG WITH AN ALCOHOL TREATMENT PROGRAM.
HELMS WAS ARRESTED IN APRIL FOR SETTING A FIRE IN THE SOUTH VALLEY. HE’S CHARGED WITH STARTING TWO BOSQUE FIRES, ALTHOUGH POLICE THINK HE COULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AS MANY AS SEVEN.