ARREST MADE IN ATTEMPTED ARSON AND ATTEMPTED ASSAULT CASE
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News Release Corvallis Police Department 180 NW 5th Street Corvallis, OR 97330 541-766-6924 |
February 24, 2025
Media Contact:
Crystal Patterson, Corvallis Police Department
(541) 766-6937/ cpdpio@corvallisoregon.gov
ARREST MADE IN ATTEMPTED ARSON AND ATTEMPTED ASSAULT CASE
On Sunday, February 16, 2025 at approximately 4:45 AM, Corvallis Police Officers were dispatched to the 100-block of SW Madison Ave for the report of a person screaming about someone setting them on fire. Once officers arrived, they found the victim, who smelled strongly of gasoline or another similar accelerant. The victim stated while sleeping outside they woke up and saw Corvallis resident Larry G. Kiser Jr., 48 years old, hunched towards them and attempting to strike matches. Corvallis Police Detectives were called in to assist. Kiser Jr. and the victim were known to each other. The victim sustained no injuries.
Detectives learned that earlier in the evening of February 15, 2025, Corvallis Fire Department members were dispatched to a dumpster fire in the same block of SW Madison Ave. Though police were not called to the February 15th fire, detectives were able to confirm that the burned property from this dumpster fire belonged to the same victim. The suspect in both the February 15th and February 16th fires was Kiser Jr.
On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, detectives executed a search warrant and subsequently arrested Larry G. Kiser Jr. on the following charges:
Attempted Arson in the First Degree (ORS 164.325)
Attempted Assault in the First Degree (ORS 163.185)
Reckless Burning (ORS 164.335)
Menacing (ORS 163.190)
Recklessly Endangering Another Person (ORS 163.195)
Criminal Mischief in the Second Degree (ORS 164.354)
Disorderly Conduct in the Second Degree (ORS 166.025)
Kiser Jr. was lodged at the Benton County Correctional Facility.
Further investigations are ongoing. Anyone with information regarding to this case is asked to contact Detective Rhoda Krause at (541) 766-6924 and reference Case Number 2025-01010.
