Johanna Lopez is expected to be sentenced to 22 years in prison for her role in blaze, which police say was set by gang members over an attempt to stop drug dealing.
A fourth suspect, whose identity was never revealed, is believed to have fled to Mexico. The murder counts included the 10 people killed in the fire and the fetuses carried by the two pregnant women who died, prosecutors said.. Valerio is due in court in late March, records show.
The blaze, one of the worst arson fires in the city’s history, killed three women and seven children: Olga Leon, 24, and her three children — Rosia, 7, Jesus and Jose, both 4; Alejandrina Roblero, 29, and her three children — Leyver, 11, William and Yadira, both 6; and Rosalia Ruiz, 21, and Lancy Mateo, 1.
The fire started on the second floor of the complex and spread rapidly because a number of safety doors had been propped open, fire officials said in the weeks after the blaze. The complex had been repeatedly cited for safety violations, including having dysfunctional smoke detectors.The inferno’s sudden spread left residents frantic to escape.
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