UPDATE: Alleged Vernon pet store arsonist also face sexual assault charges

UPDATE: The man accused of deliberating setting a Vernon pet shop on fire is also facing multiple sexual assault charges.

Ryan Patrick Warnock, 33, is charged with invitation to sexual touching, sexual interference and telecommunicate to lure a minor.

The incidents allegedly happened on September 1, 2014 and October 30, 2014 in Hudson’s Hope, BC.

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He is scheduled to be in Fort St. John for his court hearing later this month.

VERNON — Vernon RCMP have arrested and charged an alleged arsonist who tried to set AJ’s Pets & Things on fire Sept. 6th.

Ryan Patrick Warnock, 33, will appear in Vernon Provincial Court today on a charge of arson.

Surveillance video released on social media by Andrew Willmot, the owner of the store, helped identify Warnock and helped in the investigation that led to his arrest.