SAN BERNARDINO – (INT) – Arson investigators may have solved a series of recent fires in the city with the arrest of a transient.

Jason Alphonse Morrissett, 35, was allegedly seen Thursday evening collecting debris and setting it on fire. Flames spread to nearby dry grass and weeds near West Rialto Avenue and South G Street.

The fire was quickly extinguished without damage to nearby buildings. There were no injuries.

Morrissett’s arrest stemmed from a surveillance operation initiated by the County Office of the Fire Marshal.

Story Date: August 27, 2019