LMPD: Man Arrested After Setting Fires Inside Apartment in Southwest Louisville

Man involved in police standoff appears before judge

LMPD says Rafael Batista Milanes barricaded himself in his apartment, set fire to belongings, and threw vases at police officers

LMPD: Man arrested after setting fires inside apartment in southwest Louisville

Rafael Batista Milanes is facing multiple charges, including violation of release conditions, criminal mischief, harassment, menacing, and terroristic threatening.

Man arrested after allegedly setting fires, throwing vases at Louisville police in standoff

According to police, Rafael Batista Milanes was riding a bicycle around an apartment complex threatening residents, deflating car tires and putting flowers on cars.