A man was arrested on complaints of arson following overnight fires.

Authorities said officers were dispatched to 1724 Pettee shortly before 6 a.m.

They said George Halsteid had broken a window and set fire to his mother's residence.

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Police eventually located him behind 1700 Pettee and said he also set a fire to a couch on the back porch there.

The multi-duplex unit began fully engulfed in fire quickly.

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Halsteid, 36, was taken into custody, and adjoining duplexes were evacuated.

Fire crews arrived and put the blaze out.

Halsteid will be booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center.

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