STATESVILLE, N.C. — The Iredell County Sheriff’s Office says a man has been charged with murder and arson in connection with the discovery of three bodies after a house fire.
Deputies say 21-year-old Corey Alexander Cook, of Troutman, was arrested and charged with murder and first-degree arson.
A magistrate ordered Cook held without bond.
The three people killed in the fire were identified as his parents and a brother, Cook is also charged with 17 counts of felony identity theft after an investigation revealed he used the victims’ financial cards to get money.