Impala Car Rental CEO Thompson Dondo, who died of apparent renal failure, had refused a court order to turn over GPS tracking data on a customer who rented a vehicle used in an abduction and torture.
Three individuals broke into a rental car office at Louisiana's Lafayette Regional Airport and stole 12 vehicles. The suspects are caught on tape.
The Enterprise location was deemed a total loss following the blaze.
Prosecutors allege the discount car rental company engaged in "shady tactics" to rip off customers.
When her driver began driving in the opposite direction of her destination, the the woman feared she was being kidnapped and jumped from the vehicle.
Police have not yet said if anything was stolen.
The man, 39-year-old Marcus Catalin Rosu, a Southern California resident and Romanian citizen, was arrested July 11 at Alaska’s Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport.
Currently, no one is in custody for the robbery.
Authorities allege that the former employee falsified 42 vouches for 19 customers, costing the rental company $93,625 in lost revenue.
The police found no bomb after searching the vehicle.