OREGON — Around 9 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, a male suspect entered the Denny’s located at 12101 SE 82nd Ave. in unincorporated Clackamas County. The suspect sat down in a booth adjacent to the booth occupied by the 69-year-old male victim.
Surveillance video from the business revealed that the suspect dumped an unknown liquid onto the victim and then tossed a lit item onto the victim, causing a large flash.
The suspect then ran out of the restaurant and south on SE 82nd Avenue.
Clackamas Fire District responded. Firefighters could smell the odor of gasoline inside the building and coming from the victim.
The male victim was transported to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center in critical condition.
On Thursday, April 20, 2017 at approximately 7:30 p.m., detectives and deputies from the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office arrested Deshaun James Swanger, 24, of Milwaukie, OR.
Swanger was identified as the suspect in the arson-related assault at the Denny’s located at 12101 SE 82nd Ave on April 19, 2017. Swanger was arrested and booked at the Clackamas County Jail for Attempted Murder.
