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James Arthur Ray, the self-help expert who conducted a sweat lodge ceremony that resulted to three deaths in October, was arrested Wednesday in Arizona on three counts of manslaughter.
According to Steve Waugh, the Yapavai County Sheriff, Ray is locked up at a Prescott sheriff’s station and is set to be transferred to the Camp Verde Detention Center.
Ray, the author of the book “Harmonic Wealth: The Secret of Attracting the Life You Want,” led a “cleansing” ritual at the Angel Valley Retreat Center near Sedona, AZ. It was a five-day event in which participants were required to fast for 1.5 days. The people were crammed into a small (415-square foot), sauna-like hut, which led to fainting and vomiting.
Luis Li, Ray’s attorney, said in a statement, “The charges are unjust and we will prove it in court. This was a terrible accident – but it was an accident, not a criminal act. James Ray cooperated at every step of the way, providing information and witnesses to the authorities showing that no one could have foreseen this accident. We will now present this evidence in a court of law, and we are confident that Mr. Ray will be exonerated.”
