TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - The owner of an Ohio apartment building has pleaded not guilty to starting a fire that killed two firefighters.
Ray Abou-Arab appeared in a Toledo court Tuesday morning to face charges that include aggravated murder and aggravated arson. He pleaded not guilty to all 13 counts.
The 61-year-old Abou-Arab was arrested just days after the fire in late January that killed a veteran firefighter and a rookie.
Abou-Arab is being held on a nearly $6 million bond.
Court documents allege Abou-Arab was in a garage at the site of the fire near downtown Toledo just before an apartment resident said she saw the blaze break out.
A judge on Tuesday issued a gag order for attorneys on both sides of the case.
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