Santa Barbara police arrested a man who they say set another person’s blanket on fire as they were lying underneath it.
The incident happened at about 7:30 a.m. on Monday, May 26, in the 500 block of E. Yanonali Street.
Police say a passerby put out the fire, and while the victim's blanket and clothes were burned, they were not injured.
According to police, officers quickly identified the suspect as 29-year-old Joshua Woodruff. He was located in the 800 block of E. Montecito Street and arrested on suspicion of assault likely to produce great bodily injury and arson.
