Fresno restaurateur and salsa mogul Bobby Salazar was released from jail on Friday evening as he faces federal charges for Arson.

Salazar told reporters that there is no evidence to back up the allegations as he left the Fresno County Jail.

Driving the news: Salazar was arrested by federal officials last week for allegedly hiring a motorcycle gang member to burn down an underperforming restaurant in central Fresno. • Investigators determined that the fire that burned down Salazar’s restaurant on Blackstone Ave. on April 2, 2024, was arson after finding partially burned gas cans inside the restaurant. • Authorities allege that the person who Salazar hired to burn down the restaurant was the president of the local Screamin’ Demons Motorcycle Club. • Salazar allegedly claimed to the i

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