A man is now charged with murder after law enforcement says he admitted to intentionally burning down his home in Baytown. Officials say the fire ended up killing his father inside.
According to court documents, Baytown Fire and EMS responded to the house last Monday and found it completely engulfed in flames. Those records said first responders found a dead man, later identified as 73-year-old Floyd Hadley, in a bathroom tub. Now his son, 40-year-old Clinton Hadley, faces a murder charge.
According to court records, the Baytown Fire Arson Investigator said the gas meter appeared to be broken or possibly tampered with. Those same records detailed how officers located video footage from a neighbor showing a man walking from the side of the home and leaving in a car. A few seconds later, officials said smoke could be seen coming from the back of the home…