Police arrest suspect in Ballard fire assault

Police say they’ve arrested Christopher Burrus, the suspect wanted for attempted murder in Ballard on November 7th.

Burrus was picked up by the Mountlake Terrace Police Department in a traffic stop just before midnight yesterday, SPD said. He was turned over to Seattle Police.

Police say Burrus doused a man with a flammable liquid and set him on fire in the 4500 block of Leary Way. Kasey Busch barely survived the attack, and he’s make steady progress in a long recovery.

Busch told KOMO TV he had a heated argument over stolen tools with Burrus’ ex-girlfriend.

Detectives believed Burrus was still in the area. They had received several possible sightings over the last few months.

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