52-year-old man arrested for lighting fires along Interstate 5 south of Eugene

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52-year-old man arrested for lighting fires along Interstate 5 south of Eugene

A 52-year-old man was arrested Saturday for allegedly lightning fires along Interstate 5 in Goshen, according to the Lane County Sheriff’s Office.

The man faces five counts of arson in the first degree, five counts of reckless burning, five counts of reckless endangering, disorderly conduct in the second degree and resisting arrest.

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Firefighters work a ***** near I-5 south of Eugene on Saturday afternoon.

Dispatch received a report of the incident at 1 p.m. After deputies from the Oregon State Police responded, police said then came across the man actively lighting a ***** on the shoulder of Franklin Boulevard. When contacted, he resisted arrest, officials said.

A cluster of small fires were reported in the area Saturday afternoon, burning about a half acre before being doused by firefighters.

Police said that in their investigation, they determined the man also had set a ***** on Franklin Boulevard at Seavey Loop Road on Aug. 26. He was charged with arson in the first degree related to that *****, a news release said.

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***** crews put out multiple fires south of Eugene on Saturday. A 52-year-old man was arrested for allegedly lightning the fires along Interstate 5 in Goshen.

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