(KRON) — A man was arrested after he allegedly lit a McDonald’s restaurant early Wednesday morning, the Milpitas Police Department announced in a press release. At 2:38 a.m., police received a call about an arson in progress at the McDonald’s location at 41 Ranch Drive.

The suspect was seen throwing an incendiary device through a glass window, according to police. The McDonald’s was closed, and no one was inside at the time the device was thrown inside the establishment.

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An MPD officer arrived within after three minutes the call was received. The Milpitas Fire Department also responded and eventually extinguished the fire, but the damage was estimated to be $150,000.

The suspect was arrested about a half-mile away from the McDonald’s. He was identified as 46-year-old Milpitas man Tai Trinh.

Trinh was booked into Santa Clara County Main Jail for arson and felony vandalism. His bail is currently listed at $160,000, according to county jail records.

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