Man sets fire to two adult novelty shops on Wednesday
Published 1:30 am Thursday, October 2, 2025
EVERETT — Law enforcement arrested a 48-year-old man in connection with arson at two adult novelty shops over the course of two hours on Wednesday in Snohomish County.
Around 7:44 p.m. Wednesday, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a fire at the front entrance of Adult Airport Video located in the 11000 block of Airport Road.
The reporting party told the deputy that they were near the sales register when they heard the sound of footsteps walking up to the store and liquid being poured before the fire broke out, according to court documents.
Security footage showed a man with a ponytail wearing a jacket, blue jeans, tan boots and a blue backpack carrying a gasoline can up to the front of the business, court documents said. The suspect entered the front door and tipped the container over, dumping a large portion of the liquid onto the floor. After the can was out of the footage’s frame, flames engulfed the area. The suspect could be seen running away, with the flames igniting the bottom of his boots.
At the time of the fire, there were several customers in the adult theater section of the building, court documents said.
Around 9:50 p.m. Wednesday, the Everett Police Department responded to reports of a man matching the suspect’s description setting fire to the door of The Love Zone, located in the 5000 block of Evergreen Way. The owner was in the back office at the time of the fire, court documents said.
When contacted by law enforcement at a nearby Value Village parking lot, the suspect allegedly threw a metal “stick” at a deputy and attempted to run away.
Law enforcement booked the suspect into Snohomish County Jail on suspicion of possessing a controlled substance with knowingly no prescription, two counts of arson, burglary and resisting arrest.
The estimated damage to The Love Zone is between $2,500 to $3,000, court documents said.
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