An Arizona woman was arrested in connection to a deadly arson fire that killed two still unidentified people late last month.
Surveillance footage caught Katisha Susan Smith handing an object to a man who then lit it and threw it into the J&J Sofa Manufacturing store on April 27.
The 44-year-old woman and the other suspect then took off in a vehicle. Investigators could identify Smith through her tattoos.
Phoenix Fire Department and Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene but couldn’t save the business which was completely ravaged by the fire.
An unidentified body was found after the flames were extinguished and a second was discovered the following day.
Smith reportedly told detectives that she was “forced to participate” in the crime.
She was charged with first-degree murder, arson, and drug-related counts.
