Man acquitted in dorm fire faces unrelated charges

PADUCAH, Ky. (AP) — A man who was acquitted in 2012 in a deadly dorm fire at Murray State University has been arrested in an unrelated case on charges including perjury.

The Paducah Sun (http://bit.ly/1Ca2OQN) reports Jerry Wayne Walker turned himself in Monday after a grand jury indicted him Friday. It wasn’t clear if he has an attorney.

The charges stem from testimony he gave at a tribunal hearing to appeal his termination as assistant principal at Paducah Middle School. He was fired for turning in expense reports for a track meet in Louisville that school officials say he didn’t attend.

Walker was acquitted of manslaughter and other charges related to the 1998 blaze, but later pleaded guilty to tampering with evidence charges related to letters written after the fire that attempted to place blame for it.

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Information from: The Paducah Sun, http://www.paducahsun.com

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