Calloway Co. Man Charged with Murder, Arson After Woman Dies in Fire - WNKY News 40 Television

Calloway Co. man charged with murder, arson after woman dies in fire - WNKY News 40 Television

MARSHALL COUNTY, Ky. – A wanted man is behind bars after allegedly starting a structure fire that led to one woman’s death. According to the Calloway County Sheriff’s Office, 63-year-old Jody Smith of Kirksey, Kentucky was arrested Wednesday on a warrant tied to the investigation. Deputies say on May 19, first responders were dispatched to a residential structure fire on Saddlebrook Lane. Upon arrival, authorities say the home was fully engulfed…

Kirksey man charged with murder, arson in deadly Calloway County house fire - KBSI FOX23 News Cape Girardeau News

CALLOWAY COUNTY, Ky., (KBSI) — A Kirksey man has been arrested and charged with murder and first-degree arson following an investigation into a fatal house fire in May, according to the Calloway County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies arrested Jody M. Smith, 63, on June 17 after obtaining an arrest warrant stemming from an investigation that began after a residential fire on Saddlebrook Lane on May 19. First responders arrived to find the home fully e…

Kirksey man charged with murder, arson after fatal Almo house fire

ALMO — A Kirksey man is being held without bond after the Calloway County Sheriff’s Office charged him Tuesday with murder and first-degree arson for a fatal house fire in Almo last month.