Suspects in pair of Sacramento State arson incidents identified, arrested
SACRAMENTO - Two suspects have been arrested in an arson investigation on the Sacramento State University campus over the weekend.
Cal Fire said it arrested 23-year-old Brandon Reyes-Rodriguez on the 1900 block of J Street on Tuesday evening. Then on Wednesday, the Sacramento State Police Department detectives and Arson and Bomb investigators arrested 26-year-old Miguel Ortiz on the 7700 block of College Town Drive.
The suspects are not associated with the university, Cal Fire said.
Investigators said it appeared that someone lit a piece of clothing on fire under a bench near the Hornet Bookstore and University Union.
Then another fire in a trash can next to the bus stop on State University Drive, near the Hornet Bookstore, was reported.
The suspects were seen on surveillance cameras, including a photo of one suspect carrying a black telescope while the other flipped off the camera.
Retes-Rodriguez waived his formal arraignment on Thursday and is expected to appear back in court with Ortiz, who is set to appear Friday.
