Naked man allegedly set his parents’ house on fire in Edmonds

Published 1:30 am Friday, March 24, 2017

EDMONDS — An Edmonds man, 30, came under investigation late Thursday after allegedly setting a house on fire.

The house along Olympic View Drive belongs to the man’s parents, according to Edmonds police.

The incident was reported as a disturbance about 11:30 p.m. Officers found the man, naked and breaking things. He went inside and moments later, smoke was seen.

The man reportedly was setting fires with a gas can. He was shocked with an electronic stun gun and taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. No one else was in the home at the time. He is likely to face charges, police said.