Police evacuated adjacent apartments and kept the entire complex locked down for six hours. They established phone contact with the suspect, who was identified as 22 year old Joseph Wilkerson, of Brawley, California.
Police say Wilkerson denied he was in Fresno. A police dog was brought in and officers determined Wilkerson had broken into an adjacent apartment. He was forced out by the dog, and arrested. Wilkerson was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries.
Police say he started a fire in the woman's apartment, burning clothes and a mattress. Wilkerson faces a variety of charges including false imprisonment and domestic abuse.
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