HINTON, W.Va. -- A Hinton man faces attempted murder charges stemming from fires that destroyed five apartment buildings and a house.
Media outlets report that the Summers County grand jury indicted Billy Joe Gill, 25, on two counts of attempted murder and two-counts of first-degree arson.
HINTON, W.Va. -- A Hinton man faces attempted murder charges stemming from fires that destroyed five apartment buildings and a house.
Media outlets report that the Summers County grand jury indicted Billy Joe Gill, 25, on two counts of attempted murder and two-counts of first-degree arson.
The grand jury handed up the indictments Wednesday.
Gill is accused of setting a fire at a two-story house in Hinton around 1:25 a.m. on Feb. 26. A second fire about 30 minutes later leveled the downtown apartment buildings known as Brick Row.
The fires displaced about 30 people. No injuries were reported.
Gill is being held on $200,000 bond in the Southern Regional Jail.
HINTON, W.Va. -- A Hinton man faces attempted murder charges stemming from fires that destroyed five apartment buildings and a house.
Media outlets report that the Summers County grand jury indicted Billy Joe Gill, 25, on two counts of attempted murder and two-counts of first-degree arson.
The grand jury handed up the indictments Wednesday.
Gill is accused of setting a fire at a two-story house in Hinton around 1:25 a.m. on Feb. 26. A second fire about 30 minutes later leveled the downtown apartment buildings known as Brick Row.
The fires displaced about 30 people. No injuries were reported.
Gill is being held on $200,000 bond in the Southern Regional Jail.
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