Closing arguments in Douglas Taylor trial

In their closing arguments Monday, prosecutors said Douglas Taylor started the fatal fire in 2009 because his ex-girlfriend disrespected him.
“That is not OK with someone like Douglas Taylor,” said Deputy District Attorney Caryn Datz.
She said jurors should pay particular attention to Taylor’s former roommate, who said Taylor talked about fire often.
“Who talks about fire on a regular basis unless you are fascinated with it?” she said.
Taylor’s defense argued that it was friend Coy Dunn, not Taylor, who bore most of the responsibilty for the blaze that ripped through the apartment building on Emporia and left Jose Martinez dead.
They said Dunn looked up to Taylor and wanted to impress him.
“He lights that building on fire because he was trying to get respect from Mr. Taylor,” said public defender Janene McCabe.
She said Taylor was not aware of Dunn’s plan and was sitting in a car a block away when Dunn started the fire.
Dunn accepted a plea agreement and testified against Dunn last week.