SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah man who could face the death penalty in the house-fire death of his restaurateur husband will have a bail hearing in September.
Court records show the Sept. 8 hearing was set Wednesday in the case of 47-year-old Craig Crawford.
He’s accused of setting the fire in May, shortly after 72-year-old John Williams filed for divorce and unsuccessfully sought a restraining order.
Prosecutors say Crawford watered the plants outside while his trapped husband called for help. Authorities say Williams died of smoke inhalation.
Williams was a well-known LGBT pioneer in Utah who owned the popular Market Street Grill and other restaurants.
Crawford is facing aggravated murder and arson charges. Prosecutors haven’t decided whether to seek capital punishment.
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