Man indicted on murder charges for 2006 arson fire

The man accused of setting a Crown Heights fire that killed four people has been indicted on murder charges. According to prosecutors, 38-year-old Samuel Martinez intentionally set a fire on Pacific

News 12 Staff

Jun 20, 2012, 6:45 PM

Updated 4,342 days ago

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Man indicted on murder charges for 2006 arson fire
The man accused of setting a Crown Heights fire that killed four people has been indicted on murder charges.
According to prosecutors, 38-year-old Samuel Martinez intentionally set a fire on Pacific Street back in 2006. A mother and her two children died trying to escape the flames, along with a 23-year-old woman who jumped from her fourth-floor apartment.
Investigators say Martinez would visit the building to buy heroin from a tenant. He's charged with eight counts of murder in the second degree, and faces 25 years to life in prison if convicted.


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