Arsonist sought in Payne County wildfire

BY Staff Reports NewsOK.com
Tuesday, August 07, 2012
8/07/12 at 10:55 AM


STILLWATER – A report of an arsonist who may have started a wildfire that burned in Payne County Monday is being investigated.

Law officers were looking into a report of a man seen in a red pickup starting a fire in the 6600 block of East Deep Rock Road Monday, a local newspaper reports.

The driver was described as a white man, late teens to early 20s, who was alone in a red compact pickup.

Firefighters battled wildfires between Cushing and Yale Monday. A Payne County Sheriff's dispatcher said Tuesday morning the fire has been contained.

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