Rolando McClain 1.5 million dollar vacant house went up in flames and now fire marshals and detectives are conducting an investigation that is leading to the cause of the fire. Anytime a million dollar house goes up in flames arson is always on top of the list.
Some witnesses reported a car speeding away from the six bedrooms, five bathroom brick house as it went up in flames which probed investigators to dig a little deeper into the crime scene
A witness reported seeing a car speeding away from the exclusive neighborhood where a suspicious fire gutted a mansion owned by Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain, a police spokesman said Tuesday.
Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Lt. Andy Norris said the vehicle could be a clue in the fire, which occurred Monday night, but investigators had yet to determine whether the blaze was accidental or purposely set.
County detectives and investigators from the state fire marshal’s office were on the scene of the fire, which destroyed a six-bedroom, five-bath brick house that was listed for sale on real estate websites at $1.5 million.
A crime dog will be used to determine whether something was used as an accelerant to start the fire, Norris said.
“Anytime you have a vacant house go up, particularly one of that value, you have to consider it suspicious,” he said. “Every house in that neighborhood is probably over $1 million.”
A spokesman for the Cowboys declined comment on the fire, and McClain was not immediately available for comment. The player tweeted about the fire, however: “It can’t be gone…”
McClain, a 25-year-old native of Decatur, Alabama, listed the house as his home address in a court document filed in September accusing his ex-wife of failing to give him adequate visitation time with their 3½-year-old daughter.e real! To (sic) much of my ‘history’ in that house for it to be gone…”
Rolando McClain is having a solid comeback year with the Dallas Cowboys and a house fire with possible arson is a heavy problem to deal with. Good thing no one lives in the home and no one was hurt.
H/T AL.Com