WATCH: Neighbor’s double take helped police identify accused wildfire arsonist as flames raced nearby

Paul Child drove past a stranger twice near railroad tracks outside his Washington home, then watched smoke rise about 10 minutes after the man crouched in nearby bushes – setting off a chain of events that helped police identify an accused wildfire arsonist.

Newly obtained bodycam footage shows officers evacuating Child’s family and taking him, his grandson and the boy’s friend to a field showup after detaining a man who matched their description.

While Child and the other witnesses waited near the showup scene...