Ojai officers have arrested a man they suspect set a sign on fire and used gasoline as an accelerant on Monday.
Juan Carlos Arellano, 45, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of setting a fire Monday evening at a gas station at 1124 Maricopa Highway.
Officers with the Ojai Police Department were called to investigate the fire, where they found a large display sign engulfed in flames.
After the blaze was put out, officers found a motorcycle that was registered to Arellano leaning against the sign. Detectives were able to locate him at a local motel after a search of the area.
Arellano admitted to detectives that he set the fire on purpose during interviews with officers, according to a news release from the Ventura County Sheriff’s Office.