Stanley Ford to be sentenced on 9 counts of aggravated murder in Akron arson

Stanley Ford to be sentenced on 9 counts of aggravated murder in Akron arson.

AKRON, Ohio – A Summit County judge is scheduled to sentence Stanley Ford on 9 counts of aggravated murder Tuesday.

Ford was convicted by a jury on the charges last week.

They recommended life in prison without the possibility of parole.

The judge will accept that sentence or decide on a different sentence.

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Ford was convicted of starting house fires on Fultz Street in Akron in 2016 and 2017.

9 people died in the 2 houses, including a 16-month-old baby.

Sentencing is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. M.