On Sunday afternoon, Portland Police were dispatched to assist Portland Fire and Rescue with a brush fire in the 9600 block of East Burnside Street.
Officers saw that a section of grass along the I-205 freeway was burning. Firefighters extinguished the fire. No one was injured and no structures were damaged.
About an hour later, East officers were flagged down by a witness who pointed out the suspect in a nearby tent. Officers arrested the suspect, who confirmed he lit the fire with the device.
Officers seized a plastic bottle with a wick as evidence.
Officers booked Domingo Lopez Jr., 45, into the Multnomah County Detention Center on charges of Reckless Burning and Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree. Arson investigators are also doing follow-up to see if other charges are warranted.
Around 3:37 a.m. Monday, police and firefighters responded to a report of multiple fires burning along the west side of the I-205 freeway.
Portland Fire and Rescue extinguished three of them while passing community members put out the other three. All were caught early.
No one was injured and no structures were burnt.
Officers located Domingo Lopez, Junior walking along the shoulder and arrested him. They seized a lighter as evidence.
Lopez was transported to a hospital on a Police Officer Hold for a mental health evaluation. He was issued citations for 6 additional counts of Reckless Burning.