Garlic's Trial is Set to Begin on September 23rd

Knox County Common Pleas Court has scheduled a September trial date for a 31-year-old man accused of setting a fire in his house.

Officials say William Garlic was indicted in March on arson charges for allegedly setting a fire with gasoline in the dining room.

Firefighters rushed to the Granville Road residence on August 24 assuming the burning house was occupied and were on a lifesaving mission.

Garlic’s wife was not home at the time of the fire and Garlic was not inside the house.

Garlic loaded all of his personal property into a car before allegedly setting the fire.

The house was a total loss.

The loss of property and its contents were estimated at $250,000.

The trial is expected to start September 23rd in Judge Otho Eyster’s courtroom.