FANWOOD, New Jersey (WABC) -- Prosecutors in Union County, New Jersey, announced murder charges against a man allegedly involved in a house fire that killed an 82-year-old woman last summer.

70-year-old William Ahle told authorities that he ran inside the burning home back in July to save Viginia Cranwell.

Now, 5 months later, a neighbor said they saw a SWAT team early Wednesday morning storming Ahle's home and arresting him as the suspect in setting the fire.

"The guy was in the hospital with a lot of bad burns after he tried to rescue her. I really find that hard to believe," one neighbor said.

Several neighbors told Eyewitness News they were floored when they found out Ahle had been taken into custody.

"I can just say that I'm shocked. He's a neighbor, and he seems like a great

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