The suspect suspected of burning down a Texas home, killing a woman, was arrested Friday, Galveston police said.
In a news release, officials said Courtney Allen Thompson, 20, of Galveston, was arrested Friday, March 8, in connection with a Feb. 29 home fire that left a woman dead.
Investigators ruled the fire an arson and a homicide.
On February 29, authorities reported that when Galveston firefighters responded to the fire, they found three people trying to escape the burning structure and quickly got them out safely.
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Courtney Allen Thompson, 20, of Galveston, has been charged with the murder of a woman in a fatal house fire. (Galveston County Jail)
Authorities later found a fourth person, Renita Hawthorne, 55, unconscious inside the home.
Hawthorne was transported to the University of Texas Medical Unit, Galveston Trauma Center, where she later succumbed to her injuries, officials said.
“I just wish I could bring her back,” Sharonda Hawthorne, Renita's cousin, told Fox 26. “We're just in disbelief right now.”
Fox 26 reported that Renita Hawthorne was in her single-story elevated home with her daughters and boyfriend when the fire broke out.
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The suspect suspected of setting a Galveston home on fire, killing a woman, was arrested Friday. (Galveston Police)
Thompson was booked into the Galveston County Jail on charges of capital murder and three counts of aggravated assault. Authorities said additional charges are pending.
The capital murder charge carries a bond set at $700,000, while each count of aggravated assault carries a $1 million bond.
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Detectives are also pursuing other suspects.
The cause of the fire is still unknown.