Arsonist's Deadly Act: Man Sets Mattress Ablaze in San Marcos Apartment Fire

Jacobe Ferguson has been arrested and charged with arson in connection with a 2018 apartment fire in San Marcos that killed five people. Witnesses reported that Ferguson had knowledge of a mattress located in the building's breezeway, and investigators later confirmed that the fire was caused by the application of a competent ignition source to the mattress. The arrest came after new interviews conducted by a task force, but the motive for the arson remains unknown.