Crime & Safety

Cheyenne Mountain Grass Fires: Man Arrested For Arson

Witnesses called police after seeing a man allegedly setting grass fires near Highway 115 in Colorado Springs.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO -- Colorado Springs police arrested a man charged with setting grass fires Sunday afternoon. Witnesses saw a man setting fires around 1 p.m. Sunday near Highway 115 and Cheyenne Mountain Road. Police were able to "stop him," take him into custody and connect him with both fires.

Arthur Rudd, 51, was arrested and faces two counts of arson, police said.

"There are no more public safety concerns at this point," police said Sunday in a release.

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