Police investigate suspected arson fire after domestic disturbance

Police officers are investigating a suspected arson fire after Somerton/Cocopah Fire Department responded to the blaze that damaged a motor home.

Firefighters were called out at about 10 a.m. in the 200 block of West Capitol Drive to find a motor home fully engulfed in flames. However, two hours prior, officers had responded to that address for a domestic disturbance call.

Fire crews were able to extinguish the flames quickly and begin piecing the scene together.

Officers said a 22-year-old, who is a person of interest, was voluntarily transported to the Somerton Police Department for further investigation. Later, that person began complaining of an illness and was taken to Yuma Regional Medical Center, according to officers.

The victim is refusing to cooperate with police and fire investigators and has declined to prosecute anyone related to the fire and damaged property.