Baltimore County police have charged a man with starting a 2011 house fire that claimed the life of his mother.
Police allege that Robert McCann, 58, intentionally set a fire at his home 2200 block of Alletta Avenue in Lansdowne on August 25, 2011.
When firefighters searched the home, they found his mother, Edna Marie McCann in a bedroom. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said Robert McCann had told firefighters that his mother was still inside the home. He had minor burns and soot on his hands, clothing, and face, police said.
Investigators later alleged that McCann had intentionally started the fire.
A warrant was obtained for his arrest on May 14. McCann, who had moved to Delaware, was taken into custody by Delaware State Police Thursday morning. He remains in Delaware where he is awaiting extradition back to Maryland, police said.
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