TBI: Tennessee man charged in connection to 2018 barn fire in Hancock County

A Tennessee man was arrested this past weekend in connection to a 2018 barn fire that occurred in Hancock County.

Marty Ray Rouse, 41, of Sneedville, was charged with arson, according to a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation press release.

TBI Special Agents joined Tennessee Fire Investigative Services and the Hancock County Sheriff's Office in investigating the barn fire on Alton Road in Sneedville in August 2018.

Authorities determined that Rouse intentionally set the fire during the investigation.

The Hancock County Grand Jury returned an indictment charging Rouse last week.

He was served in the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail in Duffield, where he is currently being held on unrelated charges.

Rouse will remain in custody in Virginia pending extradition to Tennessee.