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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowA Chicago man faces murder and other charges in connection with an April 14 fire in Hammond that killed a woman and injured two others.
Court records show 42-year-old Ronald Alan Gee also faces attempted murder and arson charges connected to the fire that killed 62-year-old Brenda Poole.
Records state Poole, her son and Gee’s 36-year-old estranged wife were rescued from the burning home, and Gee’s wife and Poole were taken to a Chicago hospital with severe burns. Poole died at the hospital.
Records state video surveillance showed what appeared to be Gee’s light-colored SUV drive past the home twice before the fire, in which an accelerant was used, and his cellphone showed a Google search for the address two hours earlier.
Court records don’t list an attorney for Gee, who is scheduled for a formal appearance hearing on Tuesday in Lake Superior Court.
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