Man Accused Of Trespassing, Setting House On Fire In Santa Monica

SANTA MONICA, CA — A 33-year-old Los Angeles man was arrested on suspicion of trespassing while a resident is at home and recklessly causing a home to burn in Santa Monica this week, police announced Thursday.

Firefighters responded to a structure fire at a rear house in the 1400 block of 6th Street, near Santa Monica Boulevard, around 11:28 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.

Officers contacted the property owners and asked them to open the alley gates so the firefighters could fight the blaze, police said.

"The owners told officers the rear house was unoccupied and should be empty," police said.

Once they contained the fire, firefighters and officers found a man semi-conscious and covered in soot under a blanket on furniture outside the back house, police said. Property owners said they did not know the suspect.

Shane Adam Honaker, 33, was arrested and booked on suspicion of trespassing while the resident is at home and recklessly causing any structure to burn. He was released with a citation, per current Los Angeles County bail regulations, police said.

"Most of the fire damage was in a bathroom in the rear house," police said.

It's unclear what caused the flames, officials said. Santa Monica Fire Department arson investigators are still investigating.

Anyone with additional information about the fire or suspect was asked to contact the SMPD Criminal Investigations Division at 310-458-8451 or the Santa Monica Police Department’s Watch Commander at 310-458-8427.

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