Suspect In Car Fire Arrested On Arson Charges: Santa Rosa Police

SANTA ROSA, CA — Santa Rosa police arrested a man suspected of arson and attempted arson earlier this month. Yusuf Amir Al-Nasr, 37, of Santa Rosa, was arrested on suspicion of arson that damaged a vehicle and residence in the 300 block of Fenwick Drive on Saturday, an attempted arson in the same location Jan. 8 and an arson in the 2600 block of Rosevine Lane on Monday, police said.

Surveillance video from neighboring residences and the way the fires started led detectives to believe the arson and attempted arson on Fenwick Drive were related and that Al-Nasr was a suspect, Sgt. Dave Marconi said.

Al-Nasr was on probation for vehicle theft and possession of stolen property, and he was on pre-trial release for felony vandalism, possession of a controlled substance and violating probation, Marconi said.

Al-Nasr was contacted Monday and evidence at his residence connected him to the arson on Fenwick Drive, Marconi said.

He was booked into Sonoma County Jail on suspicion of arson and violating probation, and is scheduled to be arraigned in Sonoma County Superior Court Jan. 30.

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