MARCH 13, 2015
Suspect’s Mother Dies In Johnson County Fire
by WADE QUEEN
Illeana K. Moore Night time photo of burning trailer Daytime photo of Moore’s trailer remains
A woman is dead following a house fire in Johnson County, Ky.
W.R. Castle Fire Department officials say the fire started shortly after 2 a.m. Thursday at the home on Castle Fork Road off of U.S. 23.in Lomansville, Ky., near the Lawrence County line
Family members have released the name of a woman who died in the fire as Ileana K. Moore, 49 who went by the nick name “Bubu”.
According to her brother, Moore died when her mobile home caught fire.
Michael Hamilton with the WR Castle Volunteer Fire Department reported when they got on scene, there were flames coming from the mobile home and they were told someone was still inside.
Hamilton says the victim was found in the living room. Her brother says she normally slept on the couch in her living room.
Hamilton stated that this was only the second fatal fire they’ve had since the department was established in 1983.
“It’s not something we want to see, but it is something we unfortunately, from time to time, that we have to deal with but still do the job,” Hamilton says.
Deputy Chief of the W/R. Castle Volunteer Fire Department, Brian Jeffiers gave further information on the circumstances about the deadly fire
“When the fire department arrived at the scene a little after 2 a.m the center of the trailer was on fire”. “The two end bedrooms had not really caught a lot of fire yet. So as we began to knock down the windows to make access to those areas and look for the occupant.” according to Jeffiers.
“It was just a really intense fire, very hot. The problem with mobile homes is they have a single piece of metal roof that causes a lot of heat to stay trapped, as opposed to a shingle roof, which would burn and making the fire spread side to side, leaving most of the house salvageable.” deputy chief Jeffiers.remarked.
Moore was the only one in the house when it caught fire, her son was next door at his grandmothers.
The cause of the fire has not been released. The State Fire Marshal’s Office is on scene. While the fire is still under investigation, officials tell us they do not believe foul play was involved.
TRAGIC COINCIDENCE. OR SOMETHING MORE??
However, what makes the case involving the fatal fire more intriguing is that Illeana Moore‘s daughter has been wanted by Johnson County law enforcement for nearly 3 weeks.
Victim’s daughter being sought by law enforcement
Suzanne K. Moore, who also goes by the name Suzanne Dorton is wanted on felony charge of Theft By Unlawful Taking Automobile Under $10,000 (Complicity).
On February 23, Moore fled with a second suspect James Neal Sisco of Meally Ky. in a 2000 Oldsmobile Intrigue belonging to Jerry W. Preston of Boonscamp Ky
Preston had been pulled over in a traffic stop by Johnson County deputies and was being given a sobriety test when Sisco jumped out the backseat into the driver’s seat with Moore in the front passenger seat as they sped off and fled from the deputies, leaving Preston in the lurch to arrested on several criminal charges and traffic citations.
Sisco is facing charges of Theft By Unlawful Taking Automobile under $10,000 and Fleeing or Evading Police 1st degree motor vehicle.
Five days later the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office contacted the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office in reference to a vehicle that that was found on Coal Creek Road in Lawrence County.and that deputies had discovered that although the vehicle was burned beyond recognition they were able to run the car’s vehicle Identification number and that the vehicle was identified as the Oldsmobile belonging to Jerry Preston.
Law enforcement officials have reported that Suzanne Moore has been active on social in the last few days, while Sisco has had been completely inactive on social media.
They are investigating reports that Moore has been hiding out solo in the Floyd County area, or that she may be with James Sisco in the Richmond Ky area.
SEE EARLIER REPORTS:
WANTED: LAWRENCE WOMAN SOUGHT BY JOHNSON CO. LAW ENFORCEMENT
UPDATE: Wanted pair still on the loose
