Suspect Accused of Trying to Burn U.S. Flag at Calif. Police Station
What to Know
- A 36-year-old man was arrested after allegedly lowering an American flag outside the South Lake Tahoe Police Department and attempting to set it on fire.
- Deputies detained the suspect and discovered he had been released from jail earlier the same day following an arrest on suspicion of public intoxication and possession of drug paraphernalia.
- The man had been arrested six times by South Lake Tahoe police since April on various drug- and resistance-related charges and was booked into jail on suspicion of felony attempted arson.
Officials said he had been taken into custody after reports that he was shooting arrows at the Y.
The sheriff’s office said the man had been arrested by the South Lake Tahoe Police Department six times since April 2026 on charges including possession of narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia, being under the influence of a controlled substance and resisting arrest.
The suspect was booked into the El Dorado County Jail on suspicion of felony attempted arson.
___________
©2026 The Sacramento Bee.
Visit sacbee.com.
Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.