LOGANDALE (KTNV) — A suspect was taken into custody on Monday following a "suspicious" house fire that left an elderly woman dead in Logandale, outside of Moapa Valley.
Clifton Hall, 31, was booked Monday on suspicion of open murder, first-degree arson, and abuse of an older/vulnerable person, according to court and county jail records.
According to Moapa Valley Fire District officials, they received a call early Monday morning that a house at 985 Liston Avenue in Logandale was on fire.
When firefighters arrived, they found a double-wide trailer was on fire, with flames coming out of the front door. The caller originally told firefighters there were two people trapped inside.
One elderly woman was found inside her shower. She was immediately taken out of the home, and firefighters began CPR. However, she died at the scene.
Police say Hall intentionally set the fire, knowing the victim was inside. Her identity will be released by the Clark County Coroner's Office after her next of kin have been notified.
The Moapa Valley Fire District, Clark County Fire Department Arson Investigators, and the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department are working together to determine the cause of the fire and the events leading up to it.
