Arson Suspect Tied to $640K Furniture Store Fire

Josue Paredes Merino, already in custody for a brush fire and bicycle theft, was charged September 3 with first-degree arson in the Furniture World SW fire on NE Saint Johns Road. Fire investigators found two separate points of origin and placed him near the scene via surveillance video. Damage exceeded $640,000. https://clarkcountytoday.com/news/suspect-arrested-for-brush-fire-and-theft/ #ClarkCounty #Arson #PublicSafety #ClarkCountySheriff #FurnitureWorldFire #Vancouver #WashingtonState #ClarkCountyToday