Christopher WehuntA 33-year-old Red Bank man will now face a grand jury on charges that an apartment fire police allege he set killed a 51-year-old man.
Following a hearing today in Red Bank City Court, city Judge Johnny Houston found enough evidence to send arson and criminal homicide charges against Christopher Wehunt to the Hamilton County Grand Jury for a likely indictment.
Wehunt has been in custody on a $750,000 bond since the Thanksgiving Day incident.
Michelle Rose told police that Wehunt was banging on apartment doors of the 137 Hedgewood Drive apartment complex at 4:30 a.m.
Rose said her husband, 51-year-old Dewey Rose, answered the door and told Wehunt he shouldn't be bothering people do early.
The couple then gave Wehunt a blanket to keep warm, which investigators believe he then set aflame and place it at the Roses' door.
Michelle Rose leapt from the second story apartment. Her husband's body was found hours later inside the apartment.
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