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Body Discovered During Bend Arson Investigation

BEND, OR -- Bend Police are investigating the death of a person found in an apartment complex early Tuesday morning. The body was discovered around 2:30 a.m. when fire crews responded to smoke inside the complex on Northeast Dagget Lane. Active fire was found on the second floor of the two-story unit; the body was on the first floor. 

While investigating the cause of the fire, authorities identified a person of interest and an arrest was made several blocks away. Firefighters had control of the blaze by 3:30 a.m. The Red Cross is helping tenants whose units were damaged by water from the sprinkler system. 
The arson and death investigation are ongoing, and the identities of the suspect and the victim have not been released.
 

UPDATE (5 p.m.): Bend Police identified the person found dead as 53-year-old Glen Allan Ely, who lived at the Dagget Lane apartment. They arrested 35-year-old Thomas Craig on suspicion of murder and arson in the incident. He's also accused of failing to register as a sex offender and a warrant out of Colorado. Craig was transported and booked into the Deschutes County Jail. 

The investigation is ongoing. 

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