Police described the suspect as a man who had recently been banned from volunteering with the group.
Phoenix police announced Wednesday that they have arrested Matthew Egler, who they described as a recently-banned volunteer for the Maricopa County Democratic Party, in connection with the fire at the party’s offices last Friday morning.
No injuries were reported from the fire, which consumed nearly all of the county Democratic party’s facility. County party officials described the fire as a „total loss,“ coming just days before the state’s August 4 primary elections.
Police say 29-year-old Egler was seen in surveillance footage breaking glass and lighting a fire inside the office. The vehicle from the video footage was linked to a family member of Egler, who was ultimately arrested „at a family member’s home“ in the Phoenix suburb of Peoria.
