A man who lived in the apartment house that burned last weekend in Derby was arrested on a gun charge Monday.
Shelton police issued a prepared statement saying Jonathan Rodriguez, 22, was charged with stealing a firearm.
Police allege Rodriguez stole a gun from a locked car on Canal Street in Shelton in the spring of 2014.
“Subsequent investigation revealed the gun was sold to a local gun store which was traced back to Rodriguez,” according to police.
Police did not elaborate on the investigation.
Authorities obtained a warrant for his arrest.
Rodriguez was in a first-floor apartment Sunday at 204 – 206 Derby Ave. when a fire was spotted about 7 a.m.
In an interview with the Valley Indy, Rodriguez credited a stranger for waking his family up, alerting them to the fire.
The fire killed one person, 48-year-old Nilda Ruiz, who lived on the second floor.
The cause of the fire remains undetermined.
Rodriguez posted a $25,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in Superior Court in Derby Sept. 3.
