Police have arrested a suspect accused of setting a man on fire in San Diego's Oak Park neighborhood.
Monday morning at approximately 10:15 a.m., police arrested 26-year-old Jose Ricardo Garibay after they saw him in a car on the 6200 block of Estrella Avenue in San Diego.
Garibay, who had two outstanding misdemeanor warrants, was booked into San Diego County Jail at 6:46 p.m. on an attempted murder charge and his outstanding warrants, Acting Homicide Lieutenant Manny Del Toro said.
SDPD officers say Garibay lured 39-year-old Julio Caesar Edeza to his truck, doused him in a flammable liquid and lit him on fire. The incident happened at noon Sunday on Pentecost Way in San Diego's Oak Park neighborhood near a Rite Aid, just north of State Route 94, officers said.
Edeza's family, including his two sisters, have been with him at the hospital. They said he is a loving, funny, generous man and although he didn't have much he shared what he could.
Edeza's cousin and niece said Edeza had a 14-year old son, and family was the most important thing to him. He was a religious man, he loved to cook and had a culinary certification.
The victim suffered life-threatening injuries and was taken to UC San Diego's Burn Center, police said.
Edeza has third degree burns to 85 percent of his body and is in a medically-induced coma according to his family. Police say he is not expected to survive.
Anyone with any information on the location or possible owner of this vehicle can notify the San Diego Police Department (619) 531-2000, Homicide Team 5. Witnesses with information wishing to remain anonymous can also contact Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
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