BRFD: Man arrested for attempted arson after dousing Avenue D home in gasoline while 2 people were inside
Jun 02, 2026
BATON ROUGE mdash; A man was arrested on attempted arson charges after dousing an Avenue D home with fire and trying to set it on fire while two people were inside in January, Baton Rouge Fire investigators say.nbsp;Jairo Nahum Sanchez Molina, 36, was arrested Monday by BRFD and the Louisiana Fugit
ive Task Force after the Jan. 9 incident along Avenue D off Woodcock Street.nbsp;Molina poured gasoline on the home following a domestic dispute, with investigators noting that he tried to ignite the fuel but was unable to start a fire.nbsp;He was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on attempted aggravated arson charges.nbsp;Permalink| Comments ...read more read less