The lunatic who set a Virginia lawmaker on fireplace claimed he tried to kill the councilman as a result of he was allegedly having “an affair together with his spouse,” a court docket heard Tuesday.
Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes, 29, who was arrested for allegedly trying to burn Danville Metropolis Councilman Lee Vogler alive, accused the married father-of-two of dishonest together with his spouse, Mary Alice, native WDBJ reported.
Buck-Hayes and Alice had filed for divorce simply weeks earlier than the suspect dosed Volger, 38, with 5 gallons of gasoline and allegedly lit him on fireplace on July 30, leaving the councilman with burns masking as much as 60% of his physique.
Whereas the motive had remained a thriller, Danville Police Sgt. Clay took the stand on Tuesday to disclose that Buck-Hayes instructed police “he set the individual on fireplace who had an affair together with his spouse.”
