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Man Arrested for Allegedly Attempting to Light Sleeping Person on Fire

Suspect Joshua Woodruff, 29, booked in Santa Barbara County Jail for assault likely to produce great bodily injury and arson.

Man Arrested for Allegedly Attempting to Light Sleeping Person on Fire

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SANTA BARBARA, CA – May 26, 2025

On May 26, 2025, at approximately 0733 hours, Santa Barbara Police Combined Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call on the 500 block of E. Yanonali Street. A subject was laying underneath a blanket when the suspect set the blanket on fire. At the time of the call, the fire had already been put out by passerby.