A suspect in a deadly fire at a DeKalb County apartment complex was tracked to Alabama and arrested, police confirmed Tuesday.
Shawn Fails, 44, was taken into custody within hours of allegedly setting fire to a Stonecrest apartment on Labor Day, officials said. Stephanie Wiley, 48, died in the blaze. Police said Fails was her ex-boyfriend.
When DeKalb fire crews arrived at The Hills at Fairington complex on Fairington Road shortly after 1 a.m. Monday, heavy flames were already coming from a second-story unit, officials said. The fire had grown so large that multiple residents were jumping to safety…