Louisville Debate Coach Arrested

July 7, 2009

in Debate News

Ede Warner Jr., Associate Professor and Director of Debate Society at the University of Louisville, has been charged with arson, wanton endangerment, and assault after a domestic disturbance. He withdrew today from two summer courses that he was scheduled to teach.

Police say Warner got into a fight with his wife, saying, “it was on.”  He then allegedly threw her onto a couch.

While she was in a locked bedroom, she told police Ede Warner tossed her coat onto the stove and turned it on.

The victim was able to escape with a 12-year-old child and throw the burning coat out into the yard before the entire house caught fire.

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