Suspect indicted for arson, murder in death of CFD Capt. David Meyer
Charles Green, 44, has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated arson in the garage fire that killed Meyer on the West Side last month.
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Charles Green, 44, has been charged with first-degree murder and aggravated arson in the garage fire that killed Meyer on the West Side last month.
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Charles Green, 44, is charged with two counts of murder and one count of aggravated arson.
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Chicago police announced murder and arson charges on Friday in the death of veteran Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer. Police said 44-year-old Charles Green intentionally started the fire that led to Meyer's death on Wednesday.
Two days after Chicago Fire Department Capt. David Meyer was killed in a fire on the West Side, a man has been charged with murder and arson, accused of setting the fire that led to Meyer's death.
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