Registered sex offender accused of repeatedly trying to set fire to Pasco home

A registered sex offender is accused of setting a series of fires next to the same Pasco home over the course of a weekend.

It’s not clear why Victor Isabel Dubon, 33, allegedly sought out the 19th Avenue property between Sept. 20 and 23. But investigators say his SUV was caught on camera leaving the area after all three fires., according to court documents.

Dubon, who is homeless, has been charged with second-degree arson in Franklin County Superior Court. He is being held in the Franklin County jail in lieu of $50,000 bail.

The fires started about 11:15 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, when firefighters were called to put out a burning pile of trash next to a detached garage on the east side of an alley, according to court documents.

Officers also found a burning post next to Richardson Park about 3 to 5 feet away from where the other fire was set.

A security video from a nearby home showed a man walk into the alley where the fires started. About six minutes later, the same man runs out of the alley. A flickering light can be seen coming from the alley he left.

A few minutes later a SUV can be seen leaving from the direction the man ran from.

The next fire happened two days later about 8:22 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22 when a person living at the same home spotted a flashing light coming from near the alley. When he walked out, he found a small “Buzzball” container with burning material inside.

Security video showed the same SUV leaving the area about the time that the fire started.

Finally, around 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 23, the trash bin of the home was set on fire. Another video was discovered showing a light-colored SUV leaving an alley near where the fire happened.

In the daylight, investigators were able to identify it as a silver Honda CRV that was registered to a Riverhill Drive home about three miles away from where the fires were being set.

Investigators learned that Dubon was the one who drove it and had recently become homeless.

Investigators also could recognize his SUV after his regular check-ins with the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office because he is a registered sex offender. He has a 2019 conviction for third-degree child molestation and a 2012 conviction for second-degree rape.

When investigators spoke with him, he admitted to being in the area of the fires, but denied starting them.

He claimed he was looking for his cousin, so he could ask for money and later said that he was looking for a cat.