Catalino Pineda, a native of Guatemala, was arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department and charged with arson.
According to investigators, the defendant, was seen on a hillside near Del Valle Street and Ponce Avenue lighting a fire and walking away. Witnesses followed Pineda to a local restaurant where they called the police.
Pineda is currently on probation for making false emergency reports to law enforcement. Catalino Pineda’s bail bond is set at $75,000.00, but it is unknown if he has made bail.