Ohio judge grants new trial in fire that killed 9

CLEVELAND (AP) — A judge has granted a new trial for a man convicted in a 2005 house fire that killed nine people, including eight children at sleepover.

U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver ruled today that the conviction of 28-year-old Antun Lewis in the Cleveland fire was based on unreliable witnesses.

At the same time, the judge said he did not find that Lewis didn’t commit the crime. He says a new trial will provide an incentive to answer unresolved questions.