Arsonist Matthew Jurado sentenced to 10 years behind bars

NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)- Two former friends stood feet apart in Niagara County Court Friday.
Matthew Jurado pleaded guilty to Arson in the Second Degree in May, for purposefully setting fire to Kenneth Walker’s Oliver Street apartment during the summer of 2016.
Friday, he was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
The crime was originally thought to be racially motivated; Walker is North Tonawanda’s only black volunteer firefighter.
Days before his home was destroyed, Walker recei