YOUNGSTOWN — A jury Thursday found Matthew B. Alexander, 35, of Glen Oaks Drive, guilty of two counts of aggravated arson and one count of breaking and entering.

It was the third day of Alexander’s three-day trial in Mahoning County Common Pleas Court.

Alexander was free on bond during the trial, but Judge Anthony D’Apolito revoked his bond and ordered him taken to the Mahoning County jail to await sentencing. Alexander could get more than 10 years in prison.

Prosecutors agreed during the trial to have the judge dismiss one count of aggravated burglary.

The charges stemmed from an incident Sept. 9, 2020, on Beverly Avenue in Austintown, after Alexander and co-defendant Ashley J. Levin, 37, of Raccoon Road in Austintown, were directed there by a man they met at an Austintown tavern.

They gave the man $100 and asked him to get them drugs, prosecutors said during opening statements. The man directed them in Levin’s car to the Beverly Avenue address, where he knocked on the door, spoke with the resident, then disappeared.

Levin then went to the door and spoke to a woman, who had called 911 and then watched as Levin went into her car port. She could see them on her surveillance cameras as Levin emptied a gasoline can on the gas grill in the carport. Levin could be seen “touching the control panel” on the grill, county Assistant Prosecutor Jennifer Paris said.

Then Alexander appeared on the video, walking into the car port and bending over the controls on the gas grill, she said.

“The evidence will show, Miss Levin, Ashley, will testify that (Alexander) pushes the ignition button three times. She hears it click three times.” Paris said the gasoline fumes “combust almost immediately. The carport is engulfed, and they run.”

The resident called 911 again. “Her house is now on fire, including the space above the garage and the carport,” Paris said. The fire department is located “not too far away,” and firefighters extinguished the flames.

The only dispute appears to be what the videos show — whether it was Alexander who ignited the gasoline or Levin. Paris said it was Alexander. David Engler, Alexander’s attorney said it was Levin.

Levin took a plea in the case in exchange for her testimony and cooperation, and prosecutors agreed to recommend a low prison sentence for her.