Crime & Safety
Suspected Arsonist Also Accused Of Attempted Murder: Report
Pasadena police believe a 40-year-old man set several fires around the city and attacked another person with a hammer on the same night.
PASADENA, CA — A 40-year-old man is accused of attempted murder and setting several fires around the city Sunday, the Pasadena Star-News reported.
David Powell, a resident of Houston, was arrested Monday on suspicion of attempted murder and arson, the paper reported. The Pasadena Police Department told the Star-News a person with a hammer had attacked a homeless man in his 50s.
The man survived the attack, the paper reported. Pasadena police believe Powell is the attacker and that he also set several fires around the city.
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The fires were all set within a few blocks of each other, according to the Pasadena Fire Department. No injuries occurred at the fires.
A motive for the attack and the fires is not known, the paper reported.
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