Tanetta Smith/Photo Credit: Buchanan County Sheriff's Office

(KNZA)--A suspect has been charged in connection with a fatal structure fire last week in St. Joseph, Missouri.

The St. Joseph Police Department, in a release, says 32-year-old Tanettea Smith faces a felony charge of first-degree arson and is being held without bond in connection with the incident, which remains under investigation.

At about 6 a.m. on March 11, the St. Joseph Police Department and St. Joseph Fire Department responded to a fire at a residence in the 800 block of North 10th Street. First responders worked to contain the blaze and secure the scene, where resident Ora Schroff was found dead at the top of the stairwell in the building. 

Investigators determined the fire was suspicious and, through a joint investigation between the two departments, identified Smith as a suspect and took her into custody. 

She was booked into the Buchanan County Jail.