SILVERHILL, Ala. — The Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday, Jan. 30 the arrest of three suspects in the death of Robert Paul Aitcheson

The body of Robert Paul Aitcheson, 51, was found Wednesday morning when his mobile home on Holston Street near Silverhill caught fire.

Ian Aitcheson, 16, the victim’s son, and Danny O’Neil Weaver, 19, both of Robertsdale were arrested and charged with capital murder and arson in the first degree the morning of Jan. 30. Another man, Keshjuan Betts, also from Robertsdale according to the Sheriff’s office, was arrested Friday at 1 p.m. on the same charges.

All were held by the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office, which is investigating the incident. The State Fire Marshals Office and The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms also investigated the matter. According to the Sheriff's office, Betts was arrested at the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office in Robertsdale following an interview.

The charges could carry the death penalty, said Chief Assistant District Attorney Michael Pylant.

Pylant indicated that the younger Aitcheson would be charged and tried as an adult.

“Arson in the first degree and capital murder are class “A” felonies,” said Pylant, adding that the seriousness of the crimes allowed prosecutors to charge the 16-year-old as an adult.

While life imprisonment and the death penalty are “on the table,” Pylant said that exact penalty prosecutors would seek has not been determined as yet.

“We believe that Ian Aitcheson and Danny Weaver entered the trailer at around 1 a.m. (Wednesday morning) with the intent to rob and murder,” said Mack. Mack declined to give more information on the third suspect.

According to Mack, Ian Aitcheson lived with his father until a few days before the murder. Ian Aitcheson was said to be living at Cardinal Hill Drive in Robertsdale, the place where the arrests were made.

According to information from the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences, Mack says that it appears the elder Aitcheson was killed by a stab wound to the upper abdomen from a large knife. As of now, the knife has not been recovered.

Mack said he believes some money was taken from the elder Aitcheson’s home.

According to Mack, The Robertsdale Police Department attempted to stop one of the vehicles, and participated in the recovery of two stolen vehicles and the motorcycle apparently taken for Robert Paul Aitcheson’s place of business, Bob’s Body Shop in Gulf Shores.

The fact that authorities were dealing with homicide, not just an accident did not come to light until a preliminary autopsy was performed, said Major Anthony Lowery, a spokesperson for the Sheriff's Office in a press release. The Sheriff's Office will wait until the autopsy is complete to release the exact cause of death.

Silverhill Fire Chief Gary Patrick said Loxley and Robertsdale Volunteer Fire Departments assisted the Silverhill VFD in putting out the blaze, which Patrick said happened in the “wee hours” of Wednesday morning.