BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - A
Birmingham police officer charged with arson is asking a judge to lower his
bond.
An attorney for Curtis Thornton
filed a motion asking a court to reduce his bond from $315,000, which the
motion says would present an undue burden on Thornton's family. He's seeking a
bond of $100,000 or less.
Thornton is due in court for an
initial appearance on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old Thornton is
accused on four charges that authorities say are linked to fires that occurred
near his home in the Jefferson County town of Warrior.
His arrest came last week as
officers investigated a string of more than a dozen fires in the section of
Birmingham he patrolled, but Thornton hasn't been charged in those blazes.
A defense lawyer says Thornton is
innocent.