Boyfriend of mother charged in Western Maryland fire that killed two sisters. The latest from Hancock.
Cell phone picture from neighbor Chris Shuman.
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From the AP:
A Washington County District Court commissioner says a Hancock man has been charged with starting the fire that killed his girlfriend’s two daughters.
A court commissioner says Clarence Myers was arrested Friday and is being held without bond.
Clarence Myers photo via The Herald Mail
A court commissioner says Myers is charged with first-degree arson, first- and second-degree malicious burning and two counts each of first-degree child abuse resulting in death and first-degree murder. A bail review is set for 1 p.m. Friday.
A medical examiner found that 12-year-old Mary and 15-year-old Nicole Gross died from smoke inhalation with burns in Monday’s fire. Myers and the girls’ mother, Melissa Lindeman, escaped with injuries.
Investigators have said the fire started in the basement, but have not announced a cause.
