He was the only suspect who remained jailed overnight Friday, Atlanta Fire Rescue Department spokesman Cortez Stafford said.įlorence didn’t say how investigators came to suspect the trio or say anything about a motive. ET Saturday, a spokeswoman for the Fulton County Sheriff’s Office said. Investigators believe Eleby started the fire intentionally, and that Bruner and Thomas were with him, he said.Įleby was due in court at 11 a.m. The two others – Sophia Bruner and Barry Thomas – have been charged with criminal trespassing.

The fire, which started in a state-owned storage lot under the highway, caused part of northbound I-85 to collapse Thursday evening – injuring no one – and also damaged the southbound portion, forcing the closure of all five lanes in each direction for the foreseeable future.Įleby has been charged with first-degree criminal damage to property, Florence said.

I-85 collapse in Atlanta: What caused it? (AP Photo/David Goldman) David Goldman/AP Witnesses say troopers were telling cars to turn around on the bridge because they were concerned about its integrity. Smoke billows from a section of an overpass that collapsed from a large fire on Interstate 85 in Atlanta, Thursday, March 30, 2017.

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