Additional charges are expected to be filed as early as Tuesday against a Florissant man accused of setting a house fire that claimed the life of a teenager.
A memorial has sprung up for 16-year-old Dustin Baggett at what’s left of his family’s home in the 1900 block of Curtis Court.
According to Officer Steve Michael, a spokesman for the Florissant Police Department, the fire started before 3 a.m. Friday, January 17.
When officers arrived at the scene, the home was fully engulfed in flames. They learned a juvenile was still in the home but could not get inside to the boy. Firefighters arrived and were successful in removing the boy from the home.
The juvenile later died at the hospital from burns and smoke inhalation, according to family members. Dustin had autism, they said.