34-year-old school arson suspect arrested: Abbotsford PD

ABBOTSFORD – Police in Abbotsford have arrested a 34-year-old suspect in connection with an arson at a school in Abbotsford, and continue to investigate two other arsons that happened within the span of a week.

According to a statement from Abbotsford PD spokesperson Sgt. Paul Walker, two separate fires were intentionally set at Bakerview Centre for Learning during the overnight hours of April 13 and 15. A third fire subsequently occurred on Friday, April 17, when a portable classroom at Godson Elementary School was set ablaze.

Sgt. Walker says the Abbotsford Police Department’s Major Crime Unit (MCU) took conduct of these investigations, supported by AbbyPD’s Patrol Division, General Investigative Section, and Forensic Identification Section.

Their collective efforts paid off earlier this week. On Wednesday afternoon, Apr. 22, Major Crime Unit detectives teamed up with the AbbyPD’s Crime Reduction Unit and Gang Crime Unit to arrest 34-year-old Jessie Olson. He has since been formally charged with arson in relation to the April 13 incident, as well as breach of a release order stemming from his arrest on April 22.