Man Arrested on Suspicion of Arson
A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of arson Tuesday after he allegedly set a small fire in brush-covered Eaton Canyon in the Angeles National Forest above Altadena, sheriff’s deputies said.
Deputy Ron Bottomley said hikers allegedly saw Dikran Armouchian set the fire about half a mile north of the Eaton Canyon Bridge about 10 a.m.
The suspect “was still standing there by the fire when deputies got there,” Bottomley said.
Bottomley said the deputies snuffed out the blaze, which was only about 4 feet in diameter.
Armouchian was being held in lieu of $50,000 bail.
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