Overview
- Maryland State Police announced arrests tied to the Nov. 18 house fire on National Pike in Clear Spring that left three residents dead.
- Officials identified the victims as Brittany Ray, 31, Harold Flichman, 36, and Brianna Mae Weishaar, 25, who were pronounced dead at the scene.
- Darnell “Donnell” Hawkins, 47, of Baltimore, and Tony Smith, 43, of Hagerstown, are charged with three counts of first-degree murder and first-degree arson, among related offenses.
- Maurice Mouzon, 46, of Baltimore, faces conspiracy to commit armed robbery, distribution of narcotics, and a handgun violation, while Kierra White, 35, of Glen Burnie, is charged as an accessory after the fact to murder.
- Detectives report K-9 alerts for accelerants and trauma inconsistent with fire-only injuries, say the crime was not random, note arrests made across multiple jurisdictions between Nov. 21–28, and confirm all four suspects are held without bond.