Carless LeBron CrossThe Walker County Fire Marshal charged Carless Lebron Cross with murder for allegedly setting his wife’s house on fire in November 2015, killing another woman inside.
According to an arrest warrant affidavit, Cross set the fire one night with a propane tank on the porch of Monty Colleen Cross’ house, located at 23 Myers Road in Chickamauga. Carless Cross, 42, and Colleen Cross were estranged and arguing about a divorce at the time.
Someone tampered with the bleed valve on the propane tank, according to the report. As a result, the tank’s safety valve was bypassed as the fire started. It destroyed Colleen Cross’ house and killed Nevely Colleen Lewis, a 71-year-old dependent adult.
According to a WRCB-TV article, Lewis was Colleen Cross’ mother.
County Fire Marshal Waymond Westbrook applied for arrest warrants against Carless Cross on charges of arson and murder on Wednesday. He did not immediately return a call seeking comment.