State Hires Security Following LA Freeway Arson, No Arrests Made

Businessman Ahmad Anthony Nowaid, owing the state nearly $223,000, faces eviction as Biden administration provides $3 million in aid.

More than a month after an arson fire damaged a Los Angeles freeway, the state has hired security guards to monitor sites beneath Interstate 10.
No arrests have been made in the arson case that led to a one-week closure of a 2-mile stretch of the freeway.
The state is fighting to evict Ahmad Anthony Nowaid and scores of tenants subleasing through him in violation of his contracts with the California Department of Transportation (or Caltrans).
Nowaid owes the state nearly $223,000 for one property, according to court documents.
The Biden administration provided $3 million in aid after the fire damaged nearly 100 support columns of the interstate.