King County Sheriff's detectives are asking for the public's help to find a fugitive accused of trying to kill his own 4 and 5 year old kids by burning down their apartment.
Prosecutors have charged Edward Holmes II with Arson 1st Degree after investigators say he was seen on camera setting a fire in the building on 30th Avenue South in Des Moines on Tuesday , October 3.
"This is a heinous crime," said King County Sgt. Cindi West. "He went over to his ex-girlfriend's apartment. He has a 4- and 5-year-old children that live there with his ex. He cut the gas line to his ex's car, filled up a bottle with that gas, and when his ex left the apartment to go get some gas - when she went outside and realized her car wouldn't start - Holmes went to the apartment, went into a little shed area between all the apartment doors and lit a fire causing an explosion."