California Restaurant Owner Accused Of Hiring Gang Member To Set Fire To His Eatery

CBS Bay Area

August 27, 2025

The owner of a Mexican restaurant chain in Central California has been arrested on federal charges after he allegedly hired a member of a motorcycle gang to set fire to one of his eateries, prosecutors said.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of California, Robert "Bobby" Salazar has been charged with arson of commercial property and arson in furtherance of a felony. The 63-year-old is the owner of "Bobby Salazar's", a chain of restaurants in Fresno and nearby Clovis.

Salazar was charged in connection with a fire last year at a vacant Bobby Salazar's restaurant on Blackstone Avenue in Fresno.

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