Overview

• The incident occurred on April 26 in Sacramento’s Fruitridge Pocket, where a 34-year-old woman allegedly doused a sleeping homeless woman with accelerant and set her on fire.
• The victim, suffering burns to one-third of her body, was intubated for several days before identifying Jacqueline Popaibarra as the suspect on May 13.
• Popaibarra was arrested the same day and is being held on $400,000 bail at Sacramento County Main Jail ahead of her May 15 court appearance.
• The suspect faces felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon, arson causing great bodily injury, and mayhem, reflecting the severity of the attack.
• The attack has intensified concerns over violence targeting unhoused individuals in areas like Fruitridge Pocket, known for its homeless encampments.