A grand jury has returned a 15-count indictment
charging a man with setting the Hamilton fire that caused the deaths of four
people over the summer.
Michael Sanders, 23, of
Trenton, is charged with four counts of first-degree murder, four counts of
first-degree felony murder, among others.
The fire began July 9
around 3:40 a.m. at 213 Woodlawn Ave. The fire quickly engulfed both sides of
the two-and-a-half-story, wood-frame duplex, causing a partial roof
collapse.
A nine-month-old baby girl,
identified as Malani Sanders, and her 42-year-old grandmother, identified as
Tiffany Abrams-Jones, were found deceased at the scene. Three additional
individuals were transported to the hospital with critical burn injuries. The
baby's grandfather, 50-year-old Prince Jones, succumbed to his injuries, and
Zamair McRae died a few weeks later.
Sanders is being held in
the Mercer County Correction Center pending trial.