DETROIT – Three people have been charged with murder in the death of a Detroit firefighter.
Timmy Soto, 32, Nichole O'Neill, 33, and Christian Rasnick, 19, were arraigned Friday on charges of felony murder, armed robbery, arson and larceny. They are all being held without bond.
David Madrigal, 59, was beaten to death in his home on Vaughn Street in December. Police said an upstairs bedroom had been ransacked and a safe was missing. It's also alleged that Soto and Resnick stole Madrigal's SUV, drove it to an alley and set it on fire, prosecutors said.
Madrigal was known as "Super Dave," by his colleagues at Engine 33. He had been a firefighter for 24 years.
His family gave this statement to Local 4: "Huge thank you to my family's extended family of Detroit fire and Detroit police for making this whole nightmare somewhat more tolerable. When I found my father, I was promised that this would not be a cold case. I would especially like to thank Det. Sullivan for his determination in solving this case."