Rome man kills step-mom in house fire because mom wouldn’t sell, police say [Video]

Rome police arrested a man who reportedly admitted to burning his parents’ house down with his step-mother inside. Police say the man did it because she refused to sell.

Two officers responded to a structure fire at 11 Addington Court where a woman was said to be trapped inside the trailer on the property.

Pfc. Gilbreath and Officer Blankenship said there were flames coming out of the roof, around the front door and the back door, keeping them from entering.

Police said there were three men outside when they arrived: 55-year-old Edward Lary, his 26-year-old son Timothy Edward Lary, and their 30-year-old neighbor Quentin Patric Ealy.

“He set the fire and my wife is inside. I want him to go to jail,” Edward, who lived inside the trailer, told police. He pointed to his shirtless son on the side of the road.

“Did you set fire to the house?” the …