CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — The homeowner accused of blowing up his Dilworth home, causing an explosion and fire that forced neighbors at two other homes out, has waived extradition to North Carolina from Illinois.
Lombardy Circle in Charlotte’s Dilworth neighborhood has had some issues.
“It’s honestly been a bit of a nightmare living here,” said Ellis Geary.
Two major construction projects are going on.
“There’s massive apartment buildings going up,” said Geary.
But that’s not why the rest of the city knows the street by name.
“She told me all about it, it was terrifying from what I heard,” said Geary.
Geary was out of state for work on May 2nd, but his fiancée was jolted awake.
“She was fast asleep, and she thought it honestly was the construction, really loud boom knocked stuff off our walls and everything,” said Geary.
Credit: Charlotte Fire Department Credit: Charlotte Fire DepartmentThe home across the street exploded and caught fire.
“Just kind of scrambling to save things from the apartment just in case it burned down,” said Geary.
The explosion from the home sent debris flying halfway across the street. Neighbors say the yards across the street were covered in glass.
“Just crazy, crazy’s all I can really say,” said Geary.
And what neighbors really can’t wrap their minds around is that firefighters say the homeowner blew up his house on purpose.
“I’m surprised anyone would go to that lengths though,” said Geary.
And that’s not to mention the distance.
More than 750 miles away from Charlotte, Chicago Police arrested the homeowner, 41-year-old Michael Edward Barnette, at an Amtrak station exactly one week after the explosion and fire.
Photo of Michael Edward Barnette; Credit: Cook County Sheriff's Office“I’m glad they caught him yeah; I wouldn’t expect any more houses to blow up. I think that’s kind of a once-in-a-lifetime event,” said Geary.
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