Witnesses identify subject igniting a brush fire; Deputies arrest man with Arson history
DATE/TIME: Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 12:27 pm
INCIDENT: PC 451 ARSON
LOCATION: North side of Baseline between Boulder Avenue and Yarnell Road
SUSPECT: Martin Piceno-Rodriguez, 36 years old of San Bernardino
SUMMARY:
On Thursday, June 23, 2016 at 12:27 p.m., deputies were responding to a call for service when a small brush fire was observed, spreading quickly in size. A male, later identified as Martin Piceno-Rodriguez, was observed by deputies near the incident location. Witnesses positively identified Piceno-Rodriguez as the suspect who was observed throwing an unidentified object toward the brush and igniting a fire. Approximately one quarter acre was burned. Fire responded to the scene and was able to extinguish the fire, preventing it from spreading to the nearby homes.
Piceno-Rodriguez was booked at Central Detention Center for Arson with a prior and bail is set at $250,000. He is scheduled for arraignment on Monday, June 27, 2016.
Anyone with additional information, regarding this crime is requested to contact Highland Police Station.
Refer: Deputy Mariusz Kuskowski
Station: Highland Police Department
Phone No. 909.425.9793
Case No. 131602743
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
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