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Citizens' arrest: 3 Oregon residents apprehend arson suspect, tie him to tree until police arrive

Cortney Weil

NEWS

A 30-year-old Oregon man suspected of arson is now in custody thanks to the help of three local residents.

According to police reports, a Bureau of Land Management official contacted police shortly before 2 p.m. local time on Monday afternoon to report seeing a white male walking along a gravel path and setting fires in a forested area near Mariel Lodge and Rogue River Ranch in the southwest corner of the state. Federal, state, and county agencies immediately sprang into action to contain the fires and apprehend the suspect.

However, the area where the suspect was spotted is so remote, police say, that it can be reached only via the Rogue River or by utilizing BLM roads. So accessing the burned areas and locating the suspect would likely be difficult.

Luckily, some local residents got wind of the reports of arson and decided to help law enforcement and fire services. Some residents doused the fire, while three residents spotted the suspect walking on the road near the fires and managed to place him under citizen's arrest.

the curry county sheriff's office reported that the man — later identified as trennon smith of veneta, oregon — "became very combative" during the encounter with the three residents. so, the three tied smith to a tree "to subdue him" until law enforcement arrived.