A 39-year-old man was arrested in Stockton last Thursday on charges of attempted murder and arson after a probation officer was burned during a confrontation. The incident occurred shortly after 2 p.m., when police responded to assist San Joaquin County Probation Officers struggling with the suspect, identified as Adam Lopez, who was reportedly carrying a flammable liquid, as reported by the Stockton Police Department.
The Stockton Police Department said in a social media post that Lopez ignited the gas, causing "significant burns" to one of the probation officers. Lopez was taken into custody "without further incident," and the injured officer was brought to a nearby hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
According to the Stockton Police Department on their Facebook page, officers responded to an incident at S San Joaquin Street and E Lafayette Street to assist probation officers following a fire and assault. After the fire was extinguished, detectives arrived to investigate. The suspect, Lopez, was treated at a hospital for non-life-threatening injuries and was "subsequently booked into the San Joaquin County jail" on charges of attempted murder and arson. The investigation is ongoing.
