Barbara Miller, 59; Jessica Ann Miller, 25; and Brian Scott Navarre, 28, were charged with multiple counts of endangering the welfare of children on Oct. 25 for “the negligent death of an infant,” the Lebanon County District Attorney’s office details in press release.
The fire broke out in the second floor of the Navarre home located in the 1300 block of Brandywine Street in Lebanon at 9:52 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13, as Daily Voice previously reported.
“While Brian was at work his home caught fire with his 4 children (all 5 and under) and their grandmother inside,” Amber Bouillon wrote in a GoFundMe she organized for the family.
At just 1-year-old, Noah Navarre, “was unable to be rescued,” Bouillon wrote; he was pronounced dead at the scene according to officials at a press conference the day of the fire as we reported at the time.
“Navarre worked overnight shifts, and the children required care. Navarre knew [Barbara] Miller could not ascend or descend stairs to care for any of the children inside,” the DA wrote in the release. “Navarre left for work on the evening of the fire with the infant still in a bedroom on the uppermost floor of the structure.”