TACOMA, Wash. — A man wanted for several charges, including arson and domestic violence, was arrested by Tacoma police Tuesday.
Police said Michael Jarvis was arrested and booked into the Pierce County Jail a day after police put out a Crime Stoppers bulletin for information leading to Jarvis' arrest.
Police believe that on September 25, 2019, Jarvis allegedly set fire to his ex-girlfriend’s house on purpose while she was still asleep inside. It happened in the area of S. D Street in Tacoma.
Jarvis is also being investigated for sending death threats to the same woman and for numerous violations of an active domestic violence protective order, including cyberstalking, police said.
A felony arrest warrant was issued for Jarvis for arson in the first degree, five counts of cyberstalking, harassment, and two counts of disclosing intimate images, said police.
Jarvis is a transient that's known to frequent the Lincoln District and downtown Tacoma. Police said he should be considered armed and dangerous.
Jarvis is facing charges for arson, cyberstalking, harassment, and disclosing intimate images, according to Pierce County Jail records.
His bail amount has not yet been set.
Tacoma/Pierce County Crime Stoppers was offering a reward for information leading to the arrest of Jarvis.