Overview
- Adam Keenan was booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center and is being held on $1 million bail, while Stacey Hales was released after posting a $160,000 bond.
- Police say Hales faces charges including reckless burning causing death, reckless burning of an inhabited structure, child endangerment, animal cruelty, and being under the influence, with a sentence enhancement.
- Keenan is accused of two counts of child endangerment and being under the influence of a controlled substance, according to booking and police records.
- The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office plans to file formal criminal charges next, with Keenan scheduled to appear in court on March 17.
- The Dec. 20, 2025 fire on Knight Drive destroyed a mobile home and nearby structures; sisters Emma, 12, and Abagail, 11, and multiple pets were found dead after firefighters extinguished the blaze in about 45 minutes.