PF&R and PPB Fire Investigations Unit Arrest Arson Suspect
October 11, 2024 14:20
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This morning, PF&R Fire Investigators, along with PPB Detectives and PPB Patrol Officers, executed a search warrant. During this search warrant, the suspect Christopher Ellett was arrested on an outstanding warrant, along with additional charges for “Arson Incident to the Manufacturing of a Cannabinoid Extract”. This stemmed from an incident on October 9th, 2024, where PF&R Firefighters were dispatched to a residential fire at a home near NE 42nd Avenue and NE Holman Street. A PF&R Investigator responded to investigate the cause of the fire and determined the most probable cause was an “explosion” of flammable vapors from butane being used in the illegal manufacture of hash oil, more commonly known as BHO. At the time of the fire, there
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