Man arrested in Ky. family's slaying

A man was arrested and charged with murdering a family of five and setting fire to their mobile home in eastern Kentucky nearly four years ago.

Clayton Jackson, 25, of London, Ky., was arrested Wednesday after a grand jury indicted him earlier in the day. Police charged him with five counts of murder, arson and theft, said Kentucky State Police Detective Johnny Griffith.

Griffith declined to release any further details on the case, including whether Jackson had a relationship with the family.

Chris Sturgill, 25, a coal-truck driver; his wife, Amanda, 21; and sons Michael, 5, Robert, 3, and Jordan, 2, were killed at their home in the tiny community of Roark in on Feb. 6, 2004.

The county coroner suspected that at least one of the victims was killed before the fire. Reporters at the scene saw detectives carry evidence, including what appeared to be a charred rifle, out of the home.

Their bodies were found only after firefighters extinguished the fire that destroyed the mobile home. State medical examiners identified the adults through dental records and the children through X-ray analysis.

State police chased down numerous leads over the years, gathering enough evidence to present to the grand jury when the panel met in August.