TOLEDO, Ohio — A Toledo man facing nearly 20 charges in connection with a fatal house fire earlier this month was referred for a psychiatric evaluation during his arraignment on Wednesday.
Cory Allen, 44, appeared in Lucas County Common Pleas Court. At the request of the defense, a judge ordered Allen to the Court Diagnostic and Treatment Center for evaluations regarding his competency to stand trial and a potential plea of not guilty by reason of insanity.
Allen is charged with one count of aggravated murder, two counts of murder, 11 counts of aggravated arson and four counts of felonious assault. The charges stem from an April 7 house fire on Evansdale Avenue near Oakwood Avenue…