Arrest warrant details Arson charge against man accused of killing Kayla Kelly

The arrest warrant filing for Okastor Ferguson, the man accused of killing Kayla Kelly earlier this month, reveals new details about what investigators believe happened to her car.

According to a document obtained Monday by NBC 5, Kelly’s 2017 Acura MDX was set on fire sometime between 2 and 6 a.m. Jan. 11, a time confirmed by smoke seen on surveillance video, though she was not discovered by police until a passer-by noticed the burnt car around 9:21 am on January 12th.

The officials said Frisco Fire Department was called about a vehicle seen on the 8400 block of County Road 24 and that firefighters said the vehicle was on fire until it was completely engulfed in flames and burnt out.

Fire investigators who examined the vehicle soon determined that no theft had been reported and that The 33-year-old owner of the car has gone missing.. They then notified Collin County Sheriff’s Office about the whereabouts of the missing woman’s car.

Investigators from the sheriff’s department said they learned the missing woman dated 32-year-old Ocastor Ferguson and that phone records showed the couple had been in contact prior to her disappearance. According to the arrest warrant, Ferguson told investigators that he was with her on January 10 and went to her house after she picked him up from work at 11 p.m.

Entries from Transit Authority of North Texas showed Kelly’s car heading north on the Dallas Northern Tollway into North Frisco in the early hours of January 11.

Call records showed that Ferguson was in the 24 County Road area where the burnt car was found, around the same time the car caught fire. According to investigators, Ferguson was then picked up from the travel companion service and taken to his home in grand prairie.

According to the affidavit, sheriff’s office investigators also learned that on January 10, Ferguson bought items to set fire to a car, a lighter, and a gas bottle.

Ferguson, who was charged with Kelly’s murder last weekafter her body was found near his house in Grande Prairie. Ferguson was also charged with arson, a felony in the second degree, and kidnapping, a felony in the third degree. Ferguson is held under bonds totaling more than $2.5 million. No lawyer listed.

An attached court document seeking an increase in Ferguson’s bail says he is a Jamaican with little connection to the local area. Police said Ferguson recently returned to North Texas after visiting the island nation.