The Toledo apartment building owner accused of setting the fire to his building that led to the deaths of two firefighters has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
A judge declared a mistrial Thursday for 64-year-old Ray Abou-Arab, who then entered an Alford plea on involuntary manslaughter and aggravated arson charges. The mistrial was declared after a witness told jurors Abou-Arab failed a polygraph exam, referencing information not typically admissible. Abou-Arab set the January 2014 fire to collect insurance money.