Pelt died while battling a house fire in West Pullman in April 2023.
CHICAGO -- Two men have been arrested on arson and murder charges and a third has been arrested on fraud charges in connection with the death of Chicago Firefighter Jermaine Pelt, who died while battling a house fire last year.Martez Cristler, 22, of Hammond, Ind., and Nicholas Virgil, 37, of Riverdale, both face three counts of murder and three counts of aggravated arson. Anthony Moore, 47, of Blue Island faces two counts of wire fraud, two counts of forgery, and one count of insurance fraud.
, and spread to two neighboring homes.Pelt, 49, was manning a hose line in the house at 12019 S. Wallace St., where the flames had spread, when conditions worsened, and all firefighters were ordered out of the building. But Fire Department officials said Pelt 'went down' just as the evacuation order was issued, and his lieutenant found him near the hose line.Pelt was taken to the hospital in critical condition and later died.
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