March 8, 2023 Flint Firefighter Ricky Hill Jr. collapsed at a mobile home fire last month.
Source Firehouse.com News
A Flint man has been charged with murder and arson in connection with a trailer fire last month where a firefighter collapsed and died.
Flint Apparatus Operator Ricky Hill Jr. suffered a medical emergency at the scene and died despite receiving immediate treatment.
Jabez Bobo, 21, was arraigned Monday, and bail was set at $100,000, according to ABC12.
He is facing life without parole.
After Hill’s death, Mayor Sheldon Neeley said: “This is a tremendous loss for the Flint Fire Department and the entire city of Flint. I ask the Flint community to join us in lifting the family in prayer during this difficult time.”
Hill had been with the department for 16 years.