Indictment issued in fatal fire at Greenville home
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May 14, 2021
An attorney has been appointed for a Hunt County man, charged with murder in connection with setting a fatal fire in Greenville last month.
Kerith Gilstrap, 42, of Greenville is being held in the Hunt County Detention Center in lieu of $1 million bond on one count of murder and had filed a writ of habeas corpus, seeking a defense counsel to represent him on the charge.
During a Friday morning hearing in the 354th District Court, Judge Keli Aiken granted the appointment of a defense attorney for Gilstrap.
No additional hearings were immediately scheduled.
On the morning of April 13, personnel with the Greenville Fire-Rescue Department were dispatched to a report of a fire at a residence in the 4800 block of Bourland, which resulted in the death of Christopher James Hawkins, 43, of Greenville.
May 7, 2021
A Greenville man is in custody, charged with murder in connection with setting a fatal fire in Greenville last month. Courtesy Hunt County Detention Center
A Greenville man is in custody, charged with murder in connection with setting a fatal fire in Greenville last month.
Kerith Gilstrap, 42, is being held in lieu of $1 million bond on one count of murder. He was arrested on an outstanding warrant by the Greenville Police Department Thursday morning.
âI issued the murder warrant,â said Hunt County Justice of the Peace Precinct 1, Place 1 Wayne Money. âHe is accused of setting the fire.â
On the morning of April 13, the Greenville Fire-Rescue Department was dispatched to a fire at a residence in the 4800 block of Bourland, which resulted in the death of Christopher James Hawkins, 43, of Greenville.