The San Pablo Police Department has made significant headway in an ongoing investigation of an arson incident from September 18, with Brett Allen Bisnett, a 43-year-old Eureka resident, identified and charged with felony arson, as confirmed by a recent social media post from the department.
The post by the San Pablo Police Department revealed that detectives, following up on leads, determined Bisnett to be the alleged perpetrator, securing a Ramey warrant for his arrest on Tuesday. Coincidentally, Bisnett had been detained in Alameda County on unrelated charges that same morning; he remains in custody pending further developments. On Wednesday, the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office filed formal felony charges against Bisnett for two counts of arson: PC 451(c) and PC 451(d).
In an earlier appeal to the public, as described in an article by Hoodline, the San Pablo Police sought assistance to identify a man caught on surveillance fleeing from a vehicle fire on the 13900 block of San Pablo Avenue. Investigators had determined that the fire was deliberate, and the Contra Costa County Fire District swiftly extinguished the blaze. It damaged the vehicle and an adjacent commercial building.
Before Bisnett's identification and arrest, the suspect description publicized involved a Caucasian male adult, estimated to be 30 to 40 years old, who was seen on surveillance footage escaping the scene. He was wearing a black graphic tee layered over a gray long-sleeve shirt, dark pants, and black shoes.
