Oct. 24th, 2007
cbs2.com - Man Booked On Suspicion Of San Bernardino Arson:
(CBS) AN BERNARDINO, Calif. A motorcyclist who allegedly set a small fire in a rural foothill area of the San Bernardino Mountains has been booked for investigation of arson.
John Alfred Rund, 48, of Hesperia was arrested late Tuesday after authorities followed him to an address on State Route 173.
San Bernardino County sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Beavers says it's not known if Rund is connected to any of the wildfires that have ravaged Southern California since Sunday.
Witnesses allegedly spotted Rund start a fire in brush on State Route 173 south of Arrowhead Lake Road, then leave on a Honda motorcycle.
A California Highway Patrol helicopter followed the motorcycle and Rund was arrested.