arson firegeezer on 26 Aug 2008 12:32 pm
Brothers Arrested For Fatal Arson
TWO FREMONT, OHIO, BROTHERS WERE ARRESTED and charged with arson for setting a house fire Saturday morning that killed their father and destroyed the house.
News-Messenger photo
Ian Balderama, 24, was charged Saturday with aggravated arson, and his brother, Matthew Balderama, 22, was charged with complicity to aggravated arson. Their motive was to play a “prank” on their cousin who lives in the house, but was not at home at the time. Their grandmother said police who spoke to them Saturday night said the brothers told police they intentionally poured gasoline and started a fire near the basement stairs of the house.
Matthew and Ian Balderama were arraigned Monday
morning and are being held in Sandusky County jail
under $250,000 bond.
“They was (sic) drunk and probably couldn’t think of anything else to do,” said Virginia Balderama, 69, step-grandmother of the two brothers. “Am I angry with them for what they done? Yeah, cause we don’t have a home now,” she said. “We’re disgusted really.”
Today’s Toledo Blade has the full STORY.
on 26 Aug 2008 at 1:56 pm 1.north chief said …
Shes mad at them not because they killed their father, but because now she doesnt have a home, wow!
What a family!