A 52-year-old man was arrested Saturday for allegedly lightning fires alongside Interstate 5 in Goshen, based on the Lane County Sheriff’s Workplace.
The person faces 5 counts of arson within the first diploma, 5 counts of reckless burning, 5 counts of reckless endangering, disorderly conduct within the second diploma and resisting arrest.
Dispatch acquired a report of the incident at 1 p.m. After deputies from the Oregon State Police responded, police mentioned then got here throughout the person actively lighting a fireplace on the shoulder of Franklin Boulevard. When contacted, he resisted arrest, officers mentioned.
A cluster of small fires had been reported within the space Saturday afternoon, burning a couple of half acre earlier than being doused by firefighters.
Police mentioned that of their investigation, they decided the person additionally had set a fireplace on Franklin Boulevard at Seavey Loop Highway on Aug. 26. He was charged with arson within the first diploma associated to that fireplace, a information launch mentioned.
Zach Urness has been an outdoor reporter in Oregon for 16 years and is host of the Explore Oregon Podcast. Urness is the writer of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He could be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6801. Discover him on X at @ZachsORoutdoors.
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