Accused arsonist taken into custody for blaze leading to the death of Senior Citizens in Denton.
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John Ore, a 36-year-old from Denton, Texas, find himself in a bind after being hit with two first-degree felony charges of arson causing death. According to a press release from Wednesday, Ore stands accused of setting fire to a home in the 2000 block of Houston Place on Dec. 18, resulting in the deaths of 103-year-old Dante Bassi and 83-year-old Marilyn Elizabeth Bradley-Bassi.
The tragic incident left both victims with critical injuries, with Bassi succumbing to his wounds at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton at 12:19 a.m. Dec. 19. Bradley-Bassi was flown to the burn center at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, where she lost her life on Dec. 20 at 6:38 p.m.
Prior to these charges, Ore had been taken into custody in relation to fires at Wendy's and Tender Loving Care Learning Academy. Although those details aren't spelled out in the current press release, background checks reveal that Ore is suspected of igniting three separate fires between December 2024 and January 2025.
Among the fires, one occurred at a restaurant on I-35, causing considerable damage but no injuries. Another struck a home in the Houston Place neighborhood, claiming two lives and being classified as a homicide. Lastly, a daycare facility on West Oak Street experienced an arson attempt, hopefully with no casualties.
With investigators awaiting a ruling on the cause of Dante Bassi's death, Ore was only charged for the fires he was linked to previously. Following the ruling from the Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office, he was slapped with two more warrants, served at the Denton County Jail on Tuesday afternoon.
At present, Ore remains behind bars and is set to face a total bail of $2.1 million for all four arson charges.
- The arson case involving John Ore from Denton, Texas, is currently under general-news, as he faces two first-degree felony charges related to fires that caused death.
- Notably, these recent charges stem from an incident where Ore is accused of setting a house ablaze on Houston Place, resulting in the deaths of the elderly couple, Dante Bassi and Marilyn Elizabeth Bradley-Bassi.
- In crime-and-justice news, Ore had prior run-ins with the law, including arrests related to fires at Wendy's and Tender Loving Care Learning Academy.
- Despite being linked to three additional fires between 2024 and 2025, Ore was only charged for the previously known fires, with accusations of causing arson and the death of bassi and the elderly couple.
