Dateland man arrested for igniting several brush fires

August 28, 2024 1:39 PM

Published August 28, 2024 1:51 PM

DATELAND, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Troopers with the Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) arrested a Dateland man Monday.

According to AZDPS, the man, 39, was arrested for igniting "several brush fires between Gila Bend and Dateland along Interstate 8 and was nearly struck by vehicular traffic while running in the traffic lanes."

Following the arrest, AZDPS says the man was then booked into the Yuma County Sheriff's Office Jail on the following misdemeanor charges:

Reckless burning
Failure to comply with a police officer
Resisting arrest
Criminal nuisance
Obstructing a highway

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