NJ man once hailed a hero now charged with murder

A shocking twist in Fanwood, New Jersey: the man once praised as a hero for rushing into a burning home to save his elderly neighbor is now accused of setting the fire that killed her. Prosecutors say 70-year-old William Alley has been arrested and charged with murder, arson, and burglary in the July blaze that claimed the life of 82-year-old Virginia Cranwell. Alley, a retired Union County jail sergeant, is being held without bail as investigators search for a motive. Neighbors say he had lived next door to the victim for decades, making the allegations even more unsettling. FOX 5 NY’s Robert Moses reports.