An Arizona man was arrested and accused of destroying five dumpsters by setting the contents on fire as Farmington police investigate 14 fires believed to be arson.
Daryl Levi, 38, of Red Valley, Arizona, was arrested around 4 p.m. on Jan. 21 in the area of Laguna Avenue and Animas Street in Farmington, according to Farmington Police Department Spokesperson Nicole Brown.
A Farmington Fire Department Battalion Chief saw the wanted subject and contacted an officer over the radio, court documents state. The officer then took Levi into custody, Brown said. Court documents say he was carrying a gas can at the time of his arrest.
Levi is accused of five, fourth-degree felony counts of arson, according to court documents.
The defendant is accused of burning five dumpsters on Jan. 11 in Farmington, according to the arrest warrant affidavit.