WHITEHOUSE, Texas (AP) _ Fire officials say a blaze that destroyed an East Texas home belonging to the grandfather of Cleveland Browns quarterback Johnny Manziel appears to be suspicious.
Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Brooks says crews were called early Wednesday morning to the fire at a house near Lake Tyler that’s owned by Paul Manziel, Johnny Manziel’s grandfather.
Brooks says no one was at the house at the time, and no one had been there for the past two days.
He says evidence indicates that foul pay may have been involved. Brooks says: “We have recovered evidence that points to suspicion.”
He says officials are conducting a thorough investigation. He’s also asking the State Fire Marshal’s Office to bring in an accelerant-sniffing dog.