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FLAGSTAFF, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) –Â A wildfire sparked just 6 miles north of Flagstaff near Schultz Pass Road and Mt. Elden Road Sunday morning. As of 8 p.m., the fire has burned 4,500 acres. Sunday evening, Coconino National Forest and Coconino County Sheriffâs officials confirmed to Arizonaâs Family, that a suspect believed to have started the fire was arrested.
Officials say 57-year-old Matthew Riser was seen leaving the area shortly after the fire started in a white pickup truck off Snowbowl Road. Authorities say Riser was stopped and detained until federal officers from the Forest Service arrived. A spokesperson for CCSO said Riser was booked into the Coconino County Jail for violation of a burn ban and residential use of a national forest…
