Deputies took a suspect wearing only his underwear into custody Thursday morning on the 5 Freeway in connection with a Newhall church fire, officials said.
BREAKING: One person has been detained in connection with possibly trying to set fire to the Church of Nazarene in Newhall. KHTS reporter Devon Miller is live on scene.
Posted by KHTS Radio on Thursday, September 12, 2019
Around 9 a.m., first responders received reports of a structure fire on the 23800 block of The Old Road at the Church of Nazarene, said Christopher Thomas, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Deputies also received reports that there was a man in the middle of The Old Road waving a cross at passing vehicles, said Lt. Eric Lasko with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station.
“When deputies got on scene and cornered off the area, a deputy saw a person walking on the southbound 5 Freeway matching the suspect (description),” Lasko said.
Deputies and officers with the California Highway Patrol Newhall Area Office responded to the southbound 5 Freeway south of Calgrove Boulevard, where they took the suspect — who was reportedly only wearing underwear — into custody, Lasko said.
The southbound 5 Freeway was shut down briefly while deputies detained the suspect, according to officials.
As of the publication of this article, deputies are still determining what the suspect will be charged with while he remains in custody, according to Sheriff’s officials.
Ed. Note: This is a breaking news story, more information will be added as it becomes available.
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It’s funny how the officer behind him is taking a picture of the guys butt with his phone. Not very professional, but funny.
It’s for identification purposes in case he escapes!!
Yeah oh right specialty a back picture of the perpetrator