A man has been arrested for arson in starting the Carpinteria fire that closed Highway 101 to Via Real on Saturday, February 19.
The suspect, 24-year-old Santiago Garcia-Soriano of Carpinteria, admitted to Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Deputies he was behind the flames after being found on Monday evening digging near the scene of the fire.
Garcia-Soriano was detained for felony arson to property and a cocaine possession misdemeanor. He was booked at the Santa Barbara County Main Jail on an increased bail of $250,000
