NEW INFO: Man Charged With Murder In Fatal Fire
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Updated: 1:39 PM May 12, 2008
NEW INFO: Man Charged With Murder In Fatal Fire
A Salt Rock man has been charged with murder in connection with a fatal fire on Collis Avenue in Huntington. WEB EXTRA: watch raw scene video & interviews.
Posted: 8:59 AM May 12, 2008
Reporter: Brenda Bryan
Email Address: brenda.bryan@wsaz.com
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A Salt Rock man has been charged with murder in connection with a fatal fire in Huntington last week

According to court documents, 22-year-old Bradley Eric Watson was arrested early Sunday morning .

61-year-old Deanna O’Brian (Vandixhorn) died in the fire early Friday morning at 2668 Collis Avenue.

According to court documents, a woman named Ashley Morrow provided investigators with information that Watson allegedly had set the fire.

The criminal complaint also states that the "accused had provided facts about the cause and origin of the fire and time line that matched the fire departments investigation and response times".

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Watson is being held without bond in the Western Regional Jail.



ORIGINAL STORY:
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Cries in the night for help, but nothing could be done to save a woman. She died in a house fire in Huntington early Fridays morning.

Police say the victim is 61-year old Deanna O'Brian

Two other people managed to escape the intense flames.

The fire started around 1:45 a.m. Friday morning at 2688 Collis Avenue. The house was actually divided into first and second floor apartments.

A man and his daughter lived in the bottom apartment. That man told WSAZ.com that he could smell smoke, but also hear the cries of the woman who lived upstairs.

Police say the victim is 61-year old Deanna O'Brian

Investigators will try to figure out what started the fire.
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Latest Comments

Posted by: chasity on Jul 29, 2008 at 09:41 PM

i dont need to keep my nose out of nothing i was there when brad got taken to jail and i was with him and his sister the night of the fire so i dont need to do anything ok i know i truth and i know he didnt do it ok thanks
Posted by: Anonymous on Jun 14, 2008 at 09:17 PM

i think little girls need to keep there noses out of peoples business when they dont know the half of it...
Posted by: Anonymous on Jun 13, 2008 at 11:39 PM

ashley didnt lie... brad said for himself that he told her that but he lied about it... i think you might want to get your facts straight....
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