Man pleads guilty to setting Vancouver officer's uniform on fire

Jordan Mutual, 41, has pleaded guilty to one count of assault with a weapon against a peace officer, stemming from an incident in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside in April 2025. He was initially facing two charges related to the assault.

The incident occurred on April 10, 2025, when Vancouver police reported that a suspect used a flammable substance to ignite a foot patrol officer's uniform. The attack happened on East Hastings Street near Carrall Street as two officers were taking Mutual into custody after he attempted to flee when stopped for jaywalking. One officer's uniform caught fire, while the other sustained singe marks.

Both officers managed to extinguish the flames themselves. Mutual was arrested nearby and received medical treatment for burns. At the time of his arrest, police indicated he was wanted province-wide on warrants for 10 outstanding charges.

Mutual's criminal record includes previous encounters where substantial amounts of cash were seized. A 2020 civil claim detailed instances where he was arrested for drug trafficking offenses, with searches yielding thousands of dollars in cash contaminated with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine. The court subsequently ordered the forfeiture of this cash due to his failure to respond to the civil claim.