CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Authorities have arrested a Charleston woman in connection to a fatal arson in Kanawha City.
Patricia Kay White, 48, is accused of setting a structure on fire on Tuesday. The abandoned home was located in the 5200 block of MacCorkle Avenue.
A man was in the residence at the time; firefighters found 52-year-old Dennis Rutledge on the home’s second floor. He later died at a hospital.
White is accused of first-degree murder for Rutledge’s death.