Sonora, CA…39-year-old Tyler B. Schuster was arrested on Arson charges this afternoon. At approximately 3:45 p.m., the Police Department received a transfer from Cal Fire regarding a dumpster fire in the Cross Roads Shopping Center. A description of the responsible party was given to responding officers. One of our officers arrived approximately two minutes later minutes and located Schuster, who matched the description, fleeing from the general area.

Sonora Fire personnel responded and extinguished the fire before damage was caused to any structures.

Schuster was ultimately identified as the person responsible for starting the fire and who was seen by witnesses running from the scene. He was arrested for committing Arson during a state of emergency. He was also found to be in possession of methamphetamine and will be facing charges for that as well. A bail enhancement was granted for the amount of $100,000.