Authorities arrested a Florida man for arson after video showed him setting a Tampa business ablaze Wednesday.
Authorities arrived on at the restaurant at 8:45 a.m., after a call for a reported assault or battery. Deputies found suspect Rubiel Macero Castillo, using a propane tank as flame thrower, according to the Hillsborough Country Sheriffâs Officeâs Facebook post.
Castillo, 53, was arrested when exiting the restaurant, video in the post shows.
The Hillsborough County Sheriffâs office did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundationâs request for comment.
âWhen deputies arrived, they found the business filled with smoke and flames, while a propane tank outside the building was also on fire,â the sheriffâs office shared in the post.
On arrival, officers found a propane tank a lit in the center of the restaurant, while Castillo dropped weapons and exited the restaurant.
âWorking alongside HCFR , deputies extinguished the fire and arrested Castillo. He faces multiple charges, including Arson First-Degree Occupied Structure,â the officeâs post concluded.
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