A 39-year-old man was arrested in Stockton last Thursday on charges of attempted murder and arson after a probation officer was burned during a confrontation. The incident occurred shortly after 2 p.m., when police responded to assist San Joaquin County Probation Officers struggling with the suspect, identified as Adam Lopez, who was reportedly carrying a flammable liquid, as reported by the Stockton Police Department.
The Stockton Police Department said in a social media post that Lopez ignited the gas, causing “significant burns” to one of the probation officers. Lopez was taken into custody “without further incident,” and the injured officer was brought to a nearby hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries…