Topic - Jerry Bearden

Mason County Judge Jerry Bearden has said that the person suspected in the fire at the Mason County Courthouse was also suspected of setting another blaze around the same time at a home about a mile away.

Man held on arson charges after Texas courthouse fire →

He said the firefighters “did their best” but “there wasn't anything they could really do to hold the flames down.”

Arson suspected in massive fire at Texas courthouse →