Booze Used to Light Man's Leg on Fire
Two men are charged with using Bacardi 151 rum to set the fire.
Two men face multiple charges after police said they poured Bacardi 151 rum on a Heidelberg man’s leg and set him on fire while he slept on a couch. The man suffered severe burns and police said the two suspects put everyone else in the 13-unit apartment complex in danger. Steve Iorio had been out at the bar with friends on Sept. 22 when he passed out at a West Railroad Street apartment, Heidelberg police Chief Vernon Barkley said. As Iorio slept, police said the two other men, Brandon Washington, 25, of Collier Township, and David A. Blair Jr., 31, of Heidelberg, poured Bacardi 151 rum on his leg. Police said Washington and Blair Jr. then ignited the rum, which has a high alcohol content and is very flammable, severely burning the back of…
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