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Case is expected to go to trial sometime in september.
An oneonta man wanted for arson and murder is finally found, and we're getting our first look at him.
Newschannel 2's kirk tupaj tells us about how this case is unfolding.
Gabriel truitt was bughto the otsego county courthouse to be arraigned for arson in the 1st degree, as well as one count of 1st degree murder and two cnts of 2nd deee murder.
Gabriel truitt allegedly had a fight with his ex-girlfriend, and set fire to this house on walling avenue to get revenge.
Former firefighter john heller saw the fire and went inside to save the occupants.
He never made it out.
Police had originally arrested gabriel truitt's brothterrce tr, but otsego county district attorney john muehl explains how his brother, who was covered in soot, was eventually ruled out.
Sot: john muehl, otsego county dirict attorney he'd explaed th there because his brother was going over ther he was wried that something bad was going to happen.
When he got there the fire w already going.
He'd tried to get upstairs.
He couldn't get upstairs, which explained the smoke.
Terrence truitt was now cleared, so how did gabriel truitt become the prime suspect?
It was terrence truitt's statements that ledthe.
Sot: john muehl, otsego county district attorney after he ld us his sry and it was corroborated by the video, video surveillance that wead, awell a 's simply the timeline.
We knew that it wasn't him and it was in face fire.
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One mil believes bond will be changed once the facts in the case come out.
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