Arrest made in killing of man found in New Castle fire


June 8, 2012 at 10:06a.m.

Arrest made in killing of man found in New Castle fire

NEW CASTLE, Pa. (AP) — A man has been jailed without bond on charges that he fatally shot a man whose body was found after a western Pennsylvania duplex was set on fire.

The New Castle News reports today that 23-year-old DeAngelo Mercer, of New Castle, has been charged with criminal homicide and assault charges in the death of 46-year-old Arnold Eugene Miller, of Pittsburgh.

Miller’s body was found in a home that some have described as a duplex when it caught fire early Feb. 25 in New Castle.

Court papers indicate that three other men and a juvenile may have been present when Mercer shot Miller, but police have yet to identify the others or say whether they will also be charged.