Susan Lukjan is the St. Matthews, KY, business owner accused of burning down her
own business allegedly to collect the insurance money. On Thursday, her defense attorney, Thomas Clay, challenged Major Henry Ott's ruling of incendiary fire, meaning the fire was intentionally set, and said there was no
accelerant found. The fire cause and origin expert witness is with the Louisville Fire Department's arson unit.
Clay accused Ott of "expectation bias" in relation to his client's motives to start the fire, meaning he formed his opinion before all the evidence came in.
Read more: wlky.com.
Clay accused Ott of "expectation bias" in relation to his client's motives to start the fire, meaning he formed his opinion before all the evidence came in.
Read more: wlky.com.
