Jerry Hensley

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. -- Court documents from St. Joseph County reveal 51-year-old Jerry Hensley has been charged with Arson Resulting in Bodily Injury, a Level 3 Felony, and Arson, a Level 4 Felony, following an Oct. 13 incident.

Hensley's initial court date is scheduled for Nov. 4 with a jury trial set for Feb. 23, 2026.

The St. Joseph County Police Department reports officers responded to a house fire with people inside on Tyler Road on Oct. 13.

Upon arrival, police observed the home engulfed in flames.

Police soon found a man, identified as Hensley's brother, covered in soot and bleeding. The suspect's brother told police he lived there and had gone into the home to make sure no one else was inside.

The brother was treated by medics on scene for injuries he suffer

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