FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. — A 54-year-old man is in custody after Fairfax County Fire and Rescue claimed he was responsible for a house fire in Reston, Virginia, Thursday morning.
According to tweets from the Fairfax Fire Department (FFD), crews were called to a house in the 11000 block of Shadbush Court around 4:15 a.m. When units arrived they found a family home on fire.
No one was injured in the fire, which investigators say was arson.
Officials are now searching for Patrick Aylas in connection to the fire.
There is no word on if or how Aylas may be connected to the home that was set on fire.
If you have seen Aylas, or know where he may be, officials say to not approach him and call 911.
According to the Virginia state government website, arson is described as "any person while any building or other structure unlawfully, with intent to commit a felony therein, shall burn or cause to be burned, in whole or in part, such building or other structure, the burning of which is not punishable under any other section of this chapter."
Arson is a Class 4 felony in the Commonwealth.
Vincent Fisher, 46, who lived at the residence, has been arrested and charged with an assault prior to the fire, as well as first-degree arson and murder.