A grand jury in Calloway County indicted a man accused of killing a family of four.
Pascasio Y. Pacheco Arellano was arrested after the bodies of his uncle, Bulmaro Arellano, 29, Arellano’s wife Marisol Hernandez-Arellano, 24, and their two children, Miguel, 5, and Marisol, 1, were found following a house fire on Nov. 17.
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Pacheco Arellano is also accused of setting the house on fire.
Police say that Hernandez-Arellano was shot and Arellano was stabbed several times.
According to the Paducah Sun, police initially saw no signs of trauma on the bodies of the children. It was later learned, however, that the boy’s throat had been cut. The medical examiner’s preliminary report determined the cut was not deep enough to be fatal and ruled the children most likely died of smoke inhalation.
On Thursday, Pacheco Arellano was charged with four counts of capitol murder, arson, burglary, assault, and tampering with physical evidence.
His arraignment is set for January 5.
