On the morning of March 6, 2015, 17-year-old Jacob Matthew Morgan was watching his baby half-brother Joshua in their Rock Hill mobile home. By 8:30 a.m., the home was engulfed in flames, and Joshua didn’t survive. Within days, police arrested Jacob, charging him with murder and first-degree arson.
According to The Herald, neighbors described Jacob running for help, shouting that his brother was still inside. Some recalled him collapsing outside the burning home, distraught and hitting his head on the ground. They said Jacob claimed he tried to reach the baby but was driven back by the heat.
