Trial Set For Former EKU Student

{Richmond, Kentucky}...Former Eastern Kentucky University student 19 year old Samuel McFarland of Williamsburg is set for trial on June 11th on charges he set two hallway bulletin boards on fire and endangered the lives of building residents. Police arrested McFarland on October 14th and charged him with first-degree arson, first-degree criminal mischief, first-degree wanton endangerment and first-degree promoting contraband. Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney Jennifer Smith says McFarland has been offered five years in prison if he pleads guilty, but that offer hasn't been accepted.