RIDGEFIELD — A 57-year-old man was arrested Wednesday afternoon for reportedly walking along I-5 near Ridgefield and starting grass fires.
The Clark County sheriff’s office says Samuel U. Morales, of Woodland, was arrested by the Washington State Patrol after receiving phone calls about a fire burning on the interstate.
He has been taken to a local hospital for a health evaluation. He is being investigated for reckless burning in the second degree.
The fire was quickly extinguished and no structures were burned.
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