Milpitas man arrested for setting fire to McDonald's (police)

Lina Portman3 weeks ago

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(KRON) — A man was arrested after allegedly lighting fire at a McDonald's restaurant early Wednesday morning, Milpitas police said in a news release. At 2:38 a.m., police received a call of an arson in progress at the McDonald's located at 41 Ranch Drive.

The suspect was seen throwing an incendiary device through a window, police said. The McDonald's was closed and no one was inside when the device was thrown into the establishment.

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An MPD officer arrived three minutes after receiving the call. The Milpitas Fire Department also responded and eventually extinguished the fire, but damage was estimated at $150,000.

The suspect was arrested approximately a half-mile from the McDonald's. He was identified as Tai Trinh, a 46-year-old Milpitas man.

Trinh was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on charges of arson and criminal vandalism. His bond is currently estimated at $160,000, according to county jail records.

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