Two Suspects Arrested in San Luis Obispo for Attempted Arson and Possession of Explosives
File photos of suspects Tomassi & Huihui courtesy of SLO PD
SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA
“On Wednesday, December 4, 2024, at 10:52 pm, a reporting party contacted the San Luis Obispo Police Department to report that a person, identified as 26-year-old Rachel Tomassi, was threatening to cause harm to female acquaintance. The reporting party provided the officers with a description of Tomassi and her vehicle.
Officers were dispatched to the 1700 block of Corralitos where the female was staying. As they arrived, officers located a small fire burning brightly in the middle of the street and observed a vehicle with the same description as Tomassi’s leaving the immediate area. Officers quickly extinguished the fire and then located a bottle filled with gasoline near the front door of the female’s residence.
Officers determined the fire was likely a makeshift wick that fell out of the bottle as it was being thrown at the residence.
Officers located and stopped the suspect vehicle near the intersection of Osos and Buchon and contacted the occupants, Tomassi and passenger 19-year-old Kamakani Huihui. Further investigation revealed Tomassi and Huihui were in possession of an unused “Molotov Cocktail” bottle similar to the one found at the victim’s residence. San Luis Obispo Police Department Detectives responded and gathered additional evidence, and Tomassi and Huihui were arrested and booked into San Luis Obispo County Jail on the following charges:
PC455 Attempted Arson- Felony
PC182(A)(1) Conspiracy- Felony
PC453(A)- Possession of Explosives, Flammable Matter- Felony
PC18710(A) Possession of a Destructive Device- Felony
Bail has been set at $300,000 for both Tomassi and Huihui, and they are still in custody at the time of this publication.
Incident # 241204106: ”
