Grand jury returns 3 more felony charges in Springfield arson-murder case

A 29-year-old man already charged with two counts of first-degree murder faces additional felony charges after the return of a grand jury indictment Friday, Jan. 9.

In July, prosecutors filed murder and arson charges against Justin Ray Carr after the deaths of Carr’s 85-year-old grandmother, Elizabeth Rae Boggs, and her 64-year-old son, Michael Gary Boggs.

Carr now faces additional charges: two counts of second-degree murder, and a felony charge for unlawfully manufacturing a destructive device. The additional murder charges list the same two relatives of Carr as victims…

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