Police said that Bobby Williams threatened firefighters and set an apartment on fire at the St. Thomas Square Apartments this weekend, reports fox23.com (http://bit.ly/1GVPIpv)
FOX23 discovered that Williams has been in trouble with the law since 2005. He has a history of assaulting emergency officials.
Officials said that Williams, 29, used clothes and a mattress to set the fire at St. Thomas Square Apartments early Sunday morning.
Firefighters said when they arrived Williams approached them with a knife and threatened to cut them. He then jumped out of a window and ran.
Police caught up with Williams about an hour later at the Tamarack Apartments. He ran from police and climbed onto a roof. Two officers were able to get him down and arrest them.
Williams faces six felony and one misdemeanor charge.
