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A Tulsa woman was arrested after allegedly returning to the scene of the crime, lighter fluid in hand, where officers were investigating a homicide and arson Wednesday night.

Officers arrested Jessica McBride, 26, about 10:30 p.m. in front of a home at 4905 N. Johnstown Ave. near 46th Street North and Hartford while officers were investigating a possible homicide inside.

Detectives had arrived at the scene before McBride arrived and found partially burned body of 49-year-old Tracy Russell inside the home.

A fire had been set inside earlier in the day, and McBride appeared to be returning with lighter fluid to reset the fire when detectives were on scene, according to a news release.

An arrest report states police had received information that McBride told people she strangled the female victim and needed help disposing of the body. She allegedly admitted to investigators that she and Russell had been arguing the past few days, and that she was going to use the accelerant to destroy evidence of her crime, according to the report.

McBride was booked into the Tulsa County jail at 3:05 a.m. and will be held without bond on a complaint of first-degree murder and another of first-degree arson.

The homicide is the ninth investigated by Tulsa police in 2019.

Stetson Payne 918-732-8135 stetson.payne@tulsaworld.com Twitter: @stetson__payne

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