SAN MARCOS — A Hays County Grand Jury issued a no-bill this week in the arson causing death case against Jacobe Ferguson, who was accused of starting the 2018 fire at the Iconic Village apartments in San Marcos. A no-bill means that a grand jury did not find sufficient evidence to issue an indictment against a person accused of a felony in Texas.
The Grand Jury met several times over the course of two months and diligently considered the evidence related to the arson investigation, a Hays County press release stated. Following the presentation, the Grand Jury issued a no-bill that stated that they “failed to find a bill of indictment against the accused” and that they “encourage law enforcement to continue this investigation.”
On July 20, 2018, the San Marcos Fire Department (SMFD) responded to calls of an ongoing at the Iconic Village Apartments; the fire killed five young adults, as well as caused injuries to others and displaced over 200 more individuals, as previously reported by the Hays Free Press.
