Chee's Fireworks Trial: Murder, Explosives, and Recklessness

0:00Kenneth Chi, owner of Devastating Pyrotechnics, heads to court today in Yolo County after getting extradited from Florida. He's linked to those deadly fireworks explosions in Asparto on July 1st, 2025 that killed seven men. Out of eight arrests, cheese one of five facing second-degree murder charges plus conspiracy to make and transport explosives, insurance fraud, and running a dangerous workplace. Meanwhile, the other outfit at that warehouse, Blackstar Fireworks, is run by Craig Cutwright. He showed up in court yesterday and a judge set his bail at $500,000 with tough rules. No passport, searchable devices, and home. Electronic monitoring for 60 days at his cost. No contact with victims, families, or co-defendants outside lawyers and zero fireworks business or explosives anywhere. Here's paint she is totally reckless, ignoring safety after a prior blast in June 2023 at one of his spots. They say even after an 18-year-old got killed by one of his devices on New Year's Eve

1:032024, he kept importing and selling the same. Dangerous stuff. Then tried hauling half a million pounds more to Asparto. Cordoc show Chi's been scheming to restart his operation from Nevada since the Asparto blast, recruiting workers and tapping his network in. California, China, and Malaysia. They call out his moves like crashing a power techniques event in San Francisco without a license, showing no respect for the law or the dead. This case highlights how deep these illegal fireworks rings run, with plenty of uncharged players still out there. Chi's here and kicks off at 1.30 pm, and we'll see if he gets bail or stays locked up while the investigation rolls on. This has been California News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.