An Arkansas man charged with setting another man on fire has pleaded not guilty.
Isaac Wilson, of Centerton, Ark., entered his plea and waived his formal arraignment on Tuesday in Morris County District Court. His trial was set for March 26. He is charged with aggravated battery and aggravated burglary.
Prosecutors say Wilson poured rubbing alcohol on 54-year-old Sterling Law and then set him on fire on Oct. 7 at Law’s Council Grove home. Law survived but suffered serious injuries.
Law told police three men broke into his home and yelled racial insults before the fire. Law is black, and Wilson is white.
The U.S. Attorney’s office has been reviewing the case to determine whether it is a federal hate crime.