A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of arson for allegedly setting fire to the contents of a trash can just outside the parking lot of a Walmart in Santee, law enforcement said Sunday.
Deputies responded at 6:35 p.m. Saturday to a report of a fire near Walmart, 170 Town Center Parkway, said San Diego County Sheriff’s Lt. Thomas Fletcher.
“As deputies were driving to the location, a second witness called sheriff’s dispatch and reported they watched a male set fire to the contents of a trash can just outside the Walmart parking lot,” Fletcher said…