Grand jury declines to indict man arrested in connection with Texas apartment fire that killed 5
- A Hays County grand jury recently declined to indict Jacobe Ferguson.
- Ferguson faced charges for a 2018 San Marcos apartment fire killing five people.
- Authorities previously determined someone intentionally set the deadly blaze at Iconic Village Apartments.
- The grand jury stated they "failed to find a bill of indictment against the accused."
- This decision releases Ferguson from bond, but officials state the investigation continues.
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Grand jury declines to indict man accused of deadly San Marcos apartment fire in 2018
It's back to the drawing board for investigators looking into a 2018 fire in San Marcos that killed five people after a grand jury decided not to indict the man accused of arson.

Grand jury declines to indict man arrested in connection with Texas apartment fire that killed 5
Prosecutors say a grand jury has declined to indict a man who was arrested in connection with a Texas apartment fire that killed five people in 2018.
Grand jury declines to indict man in fatal fire case, wants further investigation
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The grand jury in Hays County said there's not enough evidence for felony charges against a man who authorities accused of starting a fire that killed five people, according to the office of Hays County District Attorney Kelly Higgins. Former resident arrested after deadly 2018 apartment fire in San Marcos The office said that the Grand Jury said they “failed to find a bill of indictment against the accused” but “encourage …
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