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From the Titus County Sheriff’s Office
Titus County Sheriff’s Office Deputies and an Investigator were called to the scene since the fire resulted in someone’s death. Investigators discovered possible indications that someone may have intentionally set the fire. The Texas State Fire Marshalls were also called to the scene the following day to inspect the remains of the residence.
Titus County Sheriff’s Investigators intensely looked into the circumstances surrounding Strawn’s death throughout the weeks to come and developed probable cause for the arrest of a suspect.
On Wednesday, December 22, Sheriff’s Investigators sought and obtained an arrest warrant for 26-year-old Mercer Bejorg McCoo, Jr., of Mount Pleasant for the Murder of Gary Strawn. McCoo was arrested on the 200-Block of Gibson Street in Mount Pleasant without incident and booked into the Titus County Jail, where he awaits arraignment for the First Degree Felony offense.