Two additional suspects have been arrested in the grim case of a triple homicide tied to a house fire in Washington County last November. Maryland State Police Homicide Unit investigators reported the arrests of Lanea George, 40, from Owings Mills, and David Chapple, 43, from Baltimore. According to a statement from the Maryland State Police, George faces charges for accessory after the fact to first-degree murder, alongside obstruction of justice, and is being detained without bail pending transfer to the Washington County Detention Center. Chapple stands charged with accessory after the fact to first-degree murder and is held without bail in the said detention center.
Following the initial response to a structure fire in Clear Spring on November 18, 2025, state officials and investigators unearthed evidence suggesting a sinister plot. It was soon uncovered that the victims, Brittany Ray, 31, Harold Flichman, 36, and Brianna Mae Weishaar, 25, had suffered injuries inconsistent with a fire event. A push to thoroughly reveal the dark narrative behind their deaths has led to indications of gunshot wounds, as confirmed by autopsies from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Baltimore. The initial investigation efforts by the Office of the State Fire Marshal also included K-9 detection of accelerants, firmly pointing to arson.
The ongoing investigation is a mosaic of cooperation, involving the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit, the Office of the State Fire Marshal, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Baltimore office, the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, the Hagerstown Police Department, and the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.
Anyone with insights is encouraged to contact the Maryland State Police Hagerstown Barrack at 301-766-3800, with the assurance that caller confidentiality will be maintained.
