Manuel Lema, a former employee of Evergreen Assisted Living Facility, surrendered himself to Rockland County District Attorney Investigators on Friday afternoon, after arrest warrants were issued on Tuesday for the 45-year-old, and several others, following a three-month-long investigation into the cause of the inferno that destroyed the home. Lema faces charges of criminal impersonation in the second degree and obstructing governmental administration.
Four other suspects have been arrested in connection to the fire. Rabbi Aaron Sommer and his son Nathaniel Sommer, who used blow torches to clean the facility’s ovens in preparation for Passover the night the fire broke out, are in police custody and have been charged with arson, manslaughter, and reckless endangerment. Wayne Ballard and Raymond Canario, both former Spring Valley village building inspectors, were arrested following charges of falsifying village records and were processed and released on appearance tickets Tuesday.
Details into the exact nature of their alleged actions remain scarce as the suspects await trial.
An arrest warrant has also been issued for Denise Kerr, former Evergreen director.
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