Report: Arson suspect called 911
By Siemny Chhuon, KXTV
A Pollock Pines homeowner was told by law enforcement that the arson suspect in the King Fire apparently broke into his home to call 911 after allegedly starting the fire.
Wayne Allen Huntsman
“I can’t understand what the guy was thinking,” homeowner Ralf Lorenz said.
Lorenz wasn’t home at the time. He was working in the Bay Area when the King Fire broke out Saturday on the steep embankment behind his home. His first clue that something wasn’t right was when he got a call from his home security company that afternoon.
Authorities told Lorenz on Thursday that they had arrested 37-year-old suspect Wayne Allen Huntsman. Thursday afternoon, law enforcement staged near the origin of the fire off of King of the Mountain Road. They had no comment about the case only saying it was an active crime scene.