Colorado Springs police and the FBI arrested a suspect after he set the home he was in ablaze while authorities attempted to execute a search warrant at 5 a.m. Wednesday, according to police.

Several residents complied with law enforcement to exit the residence in the 2600 block of East Pikes Peak Avenue, but Benjamin Greenfield, the suspect, refused and began setting “several fires” before fleeing on foot, police said.

CSPD credits its Real Time Crime Center drone pilot with locating the suspect and leading to his apprehension.

Firefighters were quickly able to put out the fire, but it caused “extensive damage,” police said.

Greenfield, 40, was treated at a hospital for burns and smoke inhalation. No one else was injured, according to police.

The FBI and CSPD were investigating Greenfield’s alleged ties to drug trafficking and obtained a search warrant for his residence. It is unclear what they were searching for.

“As this is an ongoing investigation, details are not available at this time,” the FBI’s Denver field office spokesperson Vikki Migoya said in an email to The Gazette.

Records do not indicate Greenfield had an open criminal court case filing prior to the warrant being executed.

Greenfield has two convictions in his recent criminal history. He pleaded guilty to criminal mischief and possessing a schedule I or II drug in separate 2022 cases.

Police say Greenfield will face arson and other charges in connection with Wednesday’s incident.