Tag Archives: felony murder

A Nevada firefighter is facing second-degree murder charges following the overdose death of his wife. Tiffany Slatsky died on February 23, 2020 from a combination of cocaine, ecstasy and morphine. Her husband, Christopher Candito was a firefighter-paramedic with the city of North Las Vegas at the time.

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The conviction of a man accused of arson and murder for the 2015 fire that killed Hamilton, Ohio firefighter Patrick Wolterman has been upheld by the Twelfth Appellate District Court of Appeals. Lester Parker was charged with hiring his nephew, co-defendant William Tucker, to set fire to Parker’s home in order to collect the insurance proceeds.

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Today’s burning question: can an attorney defending someone charged with aggravated arson for setting a fire that severely injures a firefighter, use the carelessness of the firefighter and the fire department as mitigating factors? Answer: These defenses have been largely UNSUCCESSFUL.

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