Man gets life in prison for fatal Galveston arson fire set in retaliation for unpaid debt

Man sentenced to life in prison for intentionally setting deadly Galveston fire over drug debt

A Galveston County jury convicted Courtney Thompson Jr. of intentionally setting the 2024 house fire that killed Renita Hawthorne as retaliation for her son owing drug debt.

Man gets life in prison for fatal Galveston arson fire set in retaliation for unpaid debt

A Galveston County jury has convicted a man of capital murder for a fatal fire he set that caused the death of 55-year-old Renita Hawthorne in 2024.

Galveston man found guilty of capital murder in 2024 arson death of a mother

Courtney Allen Thompson, 20, was convicted of capital murder for setting a fire that killed Renita Hawthorne.

Man Convicted of Capital Murder in Galveston Arson That Killed Woman

GALVESTON, Texas — A Galveston County jury has convicted a man of capital murder in a deadly house fire set in retaliation for a drug debt, according to the Galveston County Criminal District Attorney’s Office. 22-year-old Courtney Allen Thompson Jr. was found guilty May 4th in the death of Renita Hawthorne, who died in a February 2024 house fire at 715 39th Street. Under Texas law, the conviction carries an automatic sentence of life in prison …