Carson City deputies arrest man for suspected arson following brush fire investigation
Submitted by Jeff Munson on Mon, 09/30/2024 - 11:46am
A 49-year-old man was arrested Sunday for suspicion of third degree arson and other alleged offenses following an investigation into a brush fire, according to a Carson City Sheriff's Office booking report.
Aaron Jonathan Jacob Osbun was taken into custody at 2:41 p.m. for allegedly starting the fire near Lone Mountain Cemetery. He was also booked for suspicion of obstructing a public officer, obtaining use of another identification to avoid prosecution and an outside agency warrant.
According to the booking report, Carson City Fire Department and sheriff's deputies were dispatched at 1:29 p.m. to a brush fire near Lone Mountain Cemetery. Deputies were advised a witness saw a subject walking from the area where the smoke was at. The deputy contacted the reporting party (RP)and stated they took photos of the man who was seen walking north off the hill where the fire was. The RP showed the deputies photos of a man wearing glasses, a gray hat, red shirt, black backpack and blue jeans and advised the man was seen walking west on Northridge.
The deputy responded to the area of Northridge and North Roop where they saw a man who fit the description of the man walking away from the fire. The officer told the man he matched the description of a subject last seen walking off Lone Montain hill where there was an active fire burning. The man denied having anything to do with the fire, the report states.
The officer was able to build a rapport with the suspect and provided him with some water. The deputy asked the man where he wa staying. The man advised he was homeless and stated he lived on the hill and he had some personal property stashed up there. The deputy asked the man what he was doing in the area and the man stated he was going to the gas station to get a drink and watch the fire, the report states.
The deputy asked the man if he had any weapons on his person. The man advised he had a knife in his belt. The officer asked for consent to conduct a pat down for weapons. The man allowed for the search of his front two pockets and the deputy located a Bic lighter in his right front pocket. He had a black wallet in his left rear pocket that he denied the deputy consent to search, the report states.
The man gave a name, that turned out not his real name, and provided the deputy with a date of birth, which returned as clear and valid out of Indiana. The deputy had dispatch attempt to get license information out of Indiana. Dispatch advised they were unable to get a photo and the demographics listed on the license was he was 5 foot 10, 210 pounds and having brown hair. As the deputy waited for a detective to respond, the deputy received a call from the jail deputy who advised there was a male in the system with the name of Aaron Osbun, who returned with a felony warrant out of California that was extraditable.
Dispatch advised the warrant was confirmed. The man was taken into custody for obstructing, using the ID of another to avoid prosecution, and the El Dorado County, Calif., warrant. He was also booked for alleged arson third degree following the investigation into the brush fire.
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