TOWSON, Md. — A man has been arrested following a fatal apartment fire in Towson on Monday.
Dana Hunt, 43, has been charged with first-degree murder and arson.
On August 26, officers responded to the 8400 block of Greenway Road just after midnight for an apartment fire.
When they arrived, they saw a fire showing from the second-floor with people trapped inside.
Charging documents say one of the people living at the apartment told police they'd been having domestic violence issues with Hunt for months.
In one incident, Hunt followed two of the residents to a Giant Grocery Store. Hunt allegedly stopped near the scene and told officers he was only there to talk to his ex-girlfriend.
Officers were then shown a video of Hunt lighting a firecracker at the rear of their car.
Another incident details Hunt showing up to an IHOP around 2:40 a.m., to verbally harass two people. However, neither of them knew how he had their location.
Police say Hunt purchased two GPS tracking devices. One of which was active when police recovered it.
The number connecting with the GPS was at the scene of the fire while it was happening.
When Hunt was arrested, he had burn injuries to his arms and legs.
Three children were taken to the hospital with minor burns and two adult also had serious injuries, officials say.
One of those adults, 43-year-old Renee Trejo, was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Hunt is currently being held at the Baltimore County Detention Center with no bond.
