WITTMANN, Ariz. — A man has been arrested for setting a mobile home on fire and throwing rocks, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.

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Deputies were called to the area of 215th Avenue and Lone Mountain Road in Wittmann around 6:15 p.m. for reports of a trailer fire.

When they arrived, deputies determined a man may have set the home on fire. He was also throwing rocks, but stopped when deputies arrived. 

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The man was detained by deputies.

The fire had spread to nearby vegetation when fire crews arrived. Crews from Arizona Fire and Medical were able to get the fire under control just before 7 p.m. 

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One person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

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