Two children died in a residential fire and detectives arrested Christifer Williamson for child endangerment 
DATE/TIME: Thursday, January 7, 2021 10:04 p.m.
INCIDENT: Death Investigation / Child Endangerment
LOCATION: 511 Bazoobuth Street, Needles
VICTIMS: One-year-old female
Three-year-old female
SUSPECT: Christifer Williamson, 35-year-old, resident of Needles
SUMMARY:
On Thursday, January 7, 2021, at 10:04 p.m., deputies and fire personnel responded to a report of a residence engulfed in fire on Bazoobuth Street. Once the fire was extinguished, fire personnel entered the structure and found two deceased children inside.
Due to the suspicious nature of the incident, detectives from the Specialized Investigations Division and Bomb/Arson Detail responded to conduct the investigation. Detectives learned that the mother of the children was out of town and the children’s father, Christifer Williamson, was caring for them. Williamson was not at the residence when deputies and fire personnel arrived.
On Friday, January 8, 2020, at 3:30 p.m., detectives were notified that Arizona Department of Public Safety Officers conducted a traffic stop and detained Williamson. Williamson was transported to the Needles Station and was booked on child endangerment charges.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact Detective David Carpenter, Specialized Investigations Division – Homicide Detail at (909)387-3589. Callers can remain anonymous and contact WeTip at 800-78CRIME or www.wetip.com.
Refer: Detective David Carpenter or Sergeant Troy Mooradian
Station: Specialized Investigations Division – Homicide Detail
Phone No. (909)387-3589
Case No. DR#212100018 H#2021-004
JOHN McMAHON, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Colorado River Sheriffs Department
1111 Bailey Ave
Needles, CA 92363
Contact
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