DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — A man accused of intentionally starting an apartment fire that killed a woman and injured her son is now in custody.
DeKalb County police confirmed to Channel 2 Action News that 44-year-old Shawn Fails was caught during a traffic stop in Chambers County, Alabama.
He was captured more than 100 miles away from the fire that happened Monday at a DeKalb County apartment complex.
Police identified the victim as Stephanie Wiley and said Fails was her ex-boyfriend.
Fails faces charges for murder, aggravated assault and arson. He has not been returned to Georgia yet.
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Channel 2 Action News reported on the fire the morning it happened as arson investigators and police told Channel 2’s Darryn Moore the fire was set deliberately.
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