County Attorney decides fate of frat fire case
The Pima County Attorney's Office reached a decision yesterday on whether to bring indictments in the July Alpha Tao Omega fraternity fire.
Deputy County Attorney Bill Dickinson will disclose his conclusion to the media pending notification of the two investigative leads - Brian D. Ross, 21, and former ATO member Christopher C. Eddy, 19.
"I will have made a decision today. In one to two weeks the defendants will be notified," Dickinson said, who can either dismiss the ATO fraternity house arson case or send it to a grand jury.
UA police Cmdr. Brian Seastone yesterday confirmed that the Ross and Eddy were named as investigative leads in the July 12 Alpha Tao Omega fraternity house blaze that caused $850,000 in damage.
Police suspected arson in the case because the fire had multiple points of origin, according to police reports.
University police served Ross, of the 0-100 block of East Adams Street, with a warrant Sept. 29 to check his fingerprints against evidence, police said.
Police were led to Ross through an unrelated investigation, but found the front door of the charred fraternity in the home that Ross and Eddy shared.
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