20-year-old suspect arrested, charged with murder in deadly Galveston house fire

Sunday, March 10, 2024
GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A suspect has been arrested and charged with capital murder in connection to a fatal fire that resulted in one death and five injuries as the family was pulled from their burning home in Galveston.

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The suspect, 20-year-old Courtney Allen Thomson, was jailed Friday for the death of 55-year-old Renita Hawthorne.

Hawthorne was found unconscious in her house in the 700 block of 29 Street. She was taken to the hospital where she died later that morning.
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Thompson is also charged with two counts of aggravated assault for the serious injuries of two people who were in the fire.

Thompson's bonds total $900,000.
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