A 31-year-old man suspected in a series of arson fires in downtown Los Angeles since July was behind bars Friday.
Victor Marias was arrested Thursday and was being held without bail, according to jail records.
On July 19, firefighters responded to Kohler Street between Seventh and Eighth streets, where an outdoor fire extended to several commercial buildings, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.
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It took fire crews more than five hours to extinguish the flames, and one firefighter was injured.
LAFD arson investigators responded to the scene, and they obtained “security surveillance footage of the fire being set,” fire officials said in a statement.
Investigators later linked three other fires to the same suspect, who was subsequently identified as Marias, who fire officiasls said was on active probation for a fire that damaged a building one block away from the Kohler Fire on Palmetto Street in August 2023.