The suspect believed to have set a home on fire in Texas, killing a lady, was arrested on Friday, the Galveston Police Division introduced.
In a press launch, officers stated Courtney Allen Thompson, 20, of Galveston was arrested on Friday, March 8 in reference to the Feb. 29 house fire that left one woman dead.
Investigators have categorised the fireplace as arson and murder.
Again on Feb. 29, authorities reported that when the Galveston Hearth Division responded to the fireplace, they discovered three folks making an attempt to flee the burning construction and promptly bought them out safely.
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Courtney Allen Thompson, 20, of Galveston was charged with the homicide of a lady in a lethal home hearth. (Galveston County Jail)
Officers later discovered a fourth particular person, 55-year-old Renita Hawthorne unconscious inside the house.
Hawthorne was transported to the College of Texas Medical Department at Galveston trauma middle the place she later succumbed to her accidents, officers stated.
“I just wish I could bring her back,” stated Sharonda Hawthorne, Renita’s cousin informed Fox 26. “We’re just in disbelief right now.”
Fox 26 reported that Renita Hawthorne was in her elevated one-story house together with her daughters and boyfriend when the fireplace broke out.
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The suspect believed to have set a house on hearth in Galveston, killing a lady, was arrested on Friday. (Galveston police)
Thompson was booked into the Galveston County Jail for the offenses of capital murder and three counts of aggravated assault. Authorities stated further fees are pending.
The capital homicide cost comes with a bond set at $700,000, whereas every depend of aggravated assault carries a bond of $1 million.
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Detectives are additionally nonetheless pursuing further suspects.
The motive for the fireplace continues to be unknown.
