A man who told police he was high on drugs was arrested Tuesday at a North Little Rock gas station after he tossed a burning tree branch into the bed of a truck that was occupied by a driver and dog, police said.
An officer was sent to the Valero at 2541 Arkansas 161 sometime before 11:15 p.m. and saw people trying to douse a burning red Chevrolet truck with containers of water, according to a report.
A witness had pinned 55-year-old Roy Dale Rash to the ground, the officer said.
The witness told police that Rash lit a tree branch on fire and threw it into the back of the Chevrolet. The truck's driver drove the vehicle away from the fuel pumps and escaped, along with a small dog that was inside the truck, police said.
The fire damaged the truck bed as well as various tools and the tailgate, police said.
While being taken into custody, Rash told police he was "high on meth" and had swallowed drugs, the report said.
Metro on 06/22/2017
