DATE/TIME: June 16, 2026, 12:37a.m.
INCIDENT: PC 451(D) - Arson, PC 664/187 - Attempted murder
LOCATION: Pilot Truck Stop, Hesperia
SUSPECT: Nicole Najlis, 30-year-old resident of Oregon
VICTIM(s): Multiple
SUMMARY:
On Tuesday, June 16, 2026, deputies from the Hesperia Station were dispatched for a report of a vehicle fire at the Pilot truck stop in Hesperia. When deputies arrived, they observed two vehicles fully engulfed in flames. Bystanders alerted the deputies to a female at the scene who was later identified as Nicole Najlis.
The victim and owner of one of the vehicles confirmed Nicole Najlis purposely set his vehicle on fire after a dispute between the two on their trip from San Diego to Las Vegas. Najlis poured fuel from a can into the trunk area of the car, then ignited the fuel by an unknown means. Two other friends were asleep in the vehicle at the time the fire was ignited. The two were able to exit the vehicle after the flames woke them up.
Najlis was arrested for PC 451(D) - Arson, PC 664/187 - Attempted Murder, and booked into the High Desert Detention Center.
Anyone with additional information regarding this incident is urged to contact Deputy Van Brimmer at the Hesperia Station at 760-947-1500. Callers wishing to remain anonymous should call or text “REPORT” to We-Tip at 844-909-3006. Online reporting is also available at https://mobile.catapultems.com/sbcsd/Sites.
Refer: Deputy Van Brimmer
Station: Hesperia Station
Phone No. 760-947-1500
Case No. 192603922
SHANNON DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
