The suspect in an arson fire at a home in Spring Valley is being sought Wednesday for suspicion of unlawfully and recklessly causing a fire to an inhabited structure, the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department said.
At around 3:59 a.m. Tuesday, the SDCSD received a call from a resident that their house in the 900 block of Sacramento Avenue was on fire, according to Sheriff’s Bomb Arson Unit Detective Dan Wilson.
Deputies from the Rancho San Diego Sheriff’s Station along with the San Miguel Fire Department responded to the location, Wilson said.
Units arrived within minutes and found several small fires throughout several rooms in the home. The people inside the home were safely evacuated, the detective said.
The fire was determined to have started inside a bedroom of the residence, Wilson said, and arson is suspected.
Detectives identified Sean Arkward as a suspect, Wilson said, but patrol deputies were unable to locate him.
Arkward is wanted on suspicion of unlawfully and recklessly causing a fire to an inhabited structure. He described as 6 feet, 3 inches tall, weighing 220 pounds, with brown eyes and short black hair.
Anyone with information on Arkward’s whereabouts was asked to call the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 888-580-8477. A reward of up to $1,000 was being offered for information that leads to an arrest.
– City News Service