The Marshall County Sheriff's Department has been investigating since they were called to a home in Possum Trot on January 28, where 63-year-old Edward Harris was assaulted and his home was set on fire. With the assistance of the State Fire Marshal's office, the Calvert City and Possum Trot-Sharpe Fire Departments and Marshall County Ambulance Service, 36-year-old Mark Eugene Smith of Calvert City was charged with 1st degree assault and 1st degree arson.
Smith is currently in the McCracken County Detention Center on unrelated charges, and bond for these felony charges was set at $500,000.
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