Edited from video provided by Shannon Cortez.
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From the Eureka Police Department:
On Saturday, August 23rd at approximately 7:51 pm, Eureka Police Department and Humboldt Bay Fire were dispatched to a vehicle on fire on the lawn of the Humboldt County Courthouse.
A 69-year old male drove his white 4-door sedan onto the lawn in front of the Courthouse building on the 800 block of 5th Street and lit his vehicle on fire. The subject was arrested immediately. No one was injured.
This is an on-going investigation. If you have any information regarding this incident, please contact EPD’s Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU) at 707-441-4300.
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