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How Police, Firefighters And A Security Guard Caught The Palisades Fire Arson Suspect Who Was Hiding Out In The Hills – Update
Matt Grobar and Tom Tapp
Tue, May 18, 2021, 5:15 PM
UPDATED with latest: A homeless man who allegedly started the 1,158-acre brush fire in Pacific Palisades on Friday night was arrested after investigators sent to the scene say they saw him starting other fires in the area the following day, the Los Angeles Fire Department said on Tuesday.
Ramon Santos Rodriguez, 48, has been in custody since Sunday. He was being treated for smoke inhalation while in custody and being held on $75,000 bail, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. On Tuesday Rodriguez was charged Tuesday with one felony count each of arson of a structure or forest and arson during a state of emergency, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.
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