A naked man being sought by San Francisco police after a fire was allegedly set at a residence adjacent to the intersection at 18th and Eureka streets in the Castro neighborhood Friday afternoon has been arrested, police said.
The suspect arrested by police was identified as Lucian Ruiz, 33, of San Francisco, according to Officer Robert Rueca, a public information officer with the San Francisco Police Department. Ruiz was charged with two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, two counts of resisting a police officer, delaying/obstructing an investigation, and probation violation, and arson-related charges.
No suspect had been arrested for several hours after the fire; Officer Adam Lobsinger, another SFPD public information officer, told the Bay Area Reporter shortly before Ruiz s name was released that the suspect has been taken into custody and the scene has been rendered secure.
A naked man being sought by San Francisco police after a fire was allegedly set at a residence adjacent to the intersection at 18th and Eureka streets in the Castro neighborhood Friday afternoon has been arrested, police said.
S.F. police arrest man they say lit house on fire, assaulted someone with knife
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Firefighters battle a large house fire near the intersection of 18th and Eureka streets in the Castro district of San Francisco, Calif. Friday, March 5, 2021.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Firefighters battle a large house fire near the intersection of 18th and Eureka streets in the Castro district of San Francisco, Calif. Friday, March 5, 2021.Jessica Christian / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
San Francisco police arrested a man on Friday they said assaulted someone with a deadly weapon and lit a house on fire near Eureka and 18th streets.