The suspect believed to have set a Galveston home on fire in an act of arson has been arrested and charged with capital murder after a 55-year-old woman died.
The suspect believed to have set a home on fire in Galveston, killing a woman, was arrested on Friday.Courtney Allen Thompson, 20, was arrested on March 8 in connection with the Feb. 29 fire in the 700 block of 39th Street. Investigators classified the fire as arson and homicide.When firefighters arrived, they found three people attempting to escape the home, and 55-year-old Renita Hawthorne was found unconscious in the home.
"I just wish I could bring her back," said Sharonda Hawthorne, Renita's cousin. "We’re just in disbelief right now." Renita Hawthorne was in her elevated one-story home with her daughters and boyfriend when the fire broke out. FOX 26 Houston is now on the FOX LOCAL app available through Apple TV, Amazon FireTV, Roku, Google Android TV, and Vizio!Thompson was arrested in the 15000 block of South Post Oak in Houston.
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