On Sunday, police arrested a man who confessed to starting a brush fire with a Molotov cocktail in Portland. They booked him in Multnomah County Jail. Portland being Portland, the authorities released the suspect that evening. The man then went on to start six more fires before the police arrested him yet again.
The second time around, the guy ended up in a hospital for a psych evaluation. Which they probably should have initiated after the first arrest.
Officers booked 45-year-old Domingo Lopez Jr. into jail on charges of Reckless Burning and Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree. “Arson investigators are also doing a follow-up to see if other charges are warranted.”
The guy was living in a tent, but apparently had enough cash to buy gasoline and whatnot. Drugs, probably.
