A Joliet woman suffered second-degree burns Tuesday night after she used a cigarette lighter to help her see how much gas was in a can she was been filling.
The incident happened at a 7-Eleven gas station at 1609 E. Cass about 10:30 p.m., police said.
The 27-year-old woman "was filling up a gas can, which was sitting on the passenger seat of the car. [She] then used a lighter to . . . observe how full the can was," police said.
The flame ignited the gas, and the can exploded, setting the car's interior aflame.
Apparently afraid that the fire would spread to the gas pump she had been using, the woman began to push the burning car.
The car was about five feet from the gas pumps and engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.
The woman was treated at the scene for second-degree burns to her right wrist and right thigh before being taken to Silver Cross Hospital. Her injuries were serious but not life-threatening.
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Bank Robbery Suspect Leaves Wallet Behind
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP)
Authorities in eastern Pennsylvania say they have identified a suspected bank robber using the wallet he left behind.
Bethlehem police say 51-year-old Lloyd Virgil Barclay held up a KNBT branch on Wednesday morning, making off with $800. But Barclay forgot his wallet, which police say he placed on the teller's counter when he presented a note demanding money.
The wallet had two photo IDs, a Social Security card and a Philadelphia criminal registration card. Police say the ID pictures match Barclay's image in surveillance footage.
Barclay, of Philadelphia, has been charged with robbery and other offenses. He remained at large Wednesday.
Suspect Lloyd Virgil Barclay.
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Cops: Woman Steals Car, Falls Asleep In Drive-Thru
Cell phone video catches woman dozing in the drive-thru window, but her nap-time could turn into hard-time because police say the car she was snoozing in was stolen, reports CBS station KOVR-TV in Sacramento.
The woman at the wheel was having a hard time staying awake. Police say Alicia Tavares was driving a stolen car while dozing off at the local fast food establishment.
But, Tavares wasn't just a suspect, she was extremely sleepy.
"She would say something and then she would stop, and then a little while she would talk," says one Church's Chicken employee.
She finally ordered and drove up to the cashier window.
"And then finally she went to sleep and she wouldn't wake up," says Meenil.
Meenil, the cashier, took a cell phone video of Tavares at her window in her alleged stolen car.
People behind her would have to wait, and the restaurant manager called the police.
When the police arrived and checked the stolen plates, they woke up Tavares and arrested her, but she hadn't forgotten about her order.
"She verbally says 'I want my chicken', so we gave her the chicken, but it only goes to prove to you how good our chicken is," said the Church's Chicken's manager.
Authorities say four men have been arrested after being found sleeping in a California garage stacked with stolen property.
Pomona police Lt. Alex Rilloraza says officers discovered the suspects Friday while investigating the robbery of electronics from a nearby home.
They followed messy footprints from the ransacked home down an alley to a garage. There, officers said, they found the burglary suspects asleep amidst piles of stolen goods.
Rilloraza says some of the stolen items were in the suspects' pockets.
The house next to the garage was believed to be the home of at least one of the suspects.
Police identified the suspects as Salvador Escobedo Jr., 20; Rudi Almaguer, 23; Paul Drake, 22; and Jose Vian, 18.
All were being held on $50,000 bail.
The men, all Pomona residents, are scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday.
Antequera man dies after accidentally setting himself alight larger | smaller By m.p. - Nov 24, 2009 - 11:17 AM
Carlos Haya Hospital in Málaga - EFE
He lit a cigarette after using rubbing alcohol to help his aches and pains
A 47 year old man from Antequera died in hospital in last Friday, two weeks after he was seen enveloped in flames on a street in the San Juan district of the town. Named by Diario Sur as J.V.C., he suffered burns to 80% of his body, and was transferred from Antequeras district hospital for specialised care in the Carlos Haya Hospital in Málaga.
It was initially thought that he had intentionally set himself alight, but police investigations have now shown that his death was accidental. Detectives from the National Police determined that he had bought rubbing alcohol from a local store on the day it happened, 6th November, which, when infused with rosemary, is a traditional remedy for aches and pains.
He is reported to have gone into the street after rubbing the alcohol on his body, lit a cigarette, and accidentally set himself alight.
A bungling thief was caught stealing tracksuits from a sports shop minutes after filling out an application for a job.
The teenager popped into the JJB sports store in Aberdeen in the hope of securing an interview for a staff vacancy.
But it appears temptation proved too much for the jobless crook when he passed the clothes department on his way out.
The youth is understood to have changed into two tracksuits in the fitting rooms then fled the building.
But staff spotted the thief leaving the store and swiftly reported it to police.
Investigating officers had an easy job tracing the shop-lifter as he had left all his contact details on his CV.
A source said: "This was a brazen attempt to steal something out of the store.
"It's unfortunate for the kid that he left his details before he went. It did not take police long to trace him at all.
"Perhaps he thought he had a better chance of getting a job if he sported some of JJB's own merchandise at the interview.
"Whatever his reasons, it looks highly unlikely now that he will be in the running to get the job."
Police are understood to have interviewed the youth but no-one has been charged.
A police spokesman said: "Grampian Police can confirm that they are investigating a theft from the JJB store on Berryden Road, Aberdeen which occurred at 11 am on November 11, 2009.
"During the incident two tracksuits, valued at a high two figure sum, were stolen. The investigation into the theft is currently ongoing."
December 23, 2009 - Robert Holt, 25, was determined to exact revenge on his ex-girlfriend by tossing a Molotov cocktail through the window of her home. He did manage to throw a firebomb through the window of a housejust not the one where his ex resides.
Holt is now facing the following felony charges: Arson in the first degree, four counts of aggravated assault, and possession of an explosive device.
Firefighters responded to a fire call at the residence in questionon Dell Drive, in Thomson, Georgia. The house was damaged, but no injuries were reported.
Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxedine said in a statement that Holt mistook the house for the one where he believed his estranged girlfriend to be living.
Holt was taken into custody yesterday and is being held without bond at the McDuffie County Law Enforcement Center.
Authorities say he has been arrested on a variety of other charges in recent months.
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Teen Injured While "Christmas Tree Surfing" on SoCal Street
SAN CLEMENTE -- A teenager is recovering after slamming into a parked car while "Christmas tree surfing."
According to Orange County Sheriff's officials two people were riding separate Christmas trees tied to the back of a car around 10:45 p.m. Sunday night.
The car was trying to negotiate a turn when one of the trees flew out wide, slamming the 18-year-old into a parked car, said Jim Amormino, spokesman for the Sheriff's Department.
Investigators are not sure if the two riders were standing or sitting on the trees, Amormino said.
The female driver fled, Amormino said.
The two passengers in the car, and the other teen who was riding one of the trees, stayed behind and told deputies that the car did not belong to the female driver.
The 18-year-old man, whose identity has not been released, suffered moderate injuries to his head and was taken to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo.
He is expected to survive.
Deputies have had similar calls in the past, with people standing on the roof or hoods of moving vehicles or holding on to a moving car while riding a skateboard, Amormino said.
But this the first incident involving a Christmas tree that deputies have investigated, he said.
View full sizeClarence W. Burnette: 25-year-old booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail after investigators said they found child pornography on his home computer. How did the investigators find out? Burnette reportedly told them during an interview to become an Escambia County deputy.PENSACOLA, Fla. -- A 25-year-old Santa Rosa County man applying for a job with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office admitted having child pornography on his computer during the job screening process and was arrested, the Pensacola News Journal reports.
Clarence W. Burnette, 25, was booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail and will be charged with one count of possession of child pornography, a third-degree felony, state Attorney General Bill McCollum said in a news release. Additional charges may be added.
Burnette, of Sellersville in northern Santa Rosa County, had applied for a position with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office and told deputies during his pre-employment polygraph test that he possessed images of child pornography, according to the Pensacola News Journal report.
CyberCrime investigators seized a computer at Burnett's home and conducted forensic analysis to confirm child pornography was indeed on the computer.
Sound familiar?
In August 2009, a 21-year-old Elmore County, Ala., man who told Montgomery police during a job interview that he possessed child pornography and had had sex with an underage girl was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Max D. Hinton of Deatsville was convicted of second-degree rape, sodomy, enticing a child for immoral purposes and producing and possessing child pornography.
The girl testified the two had consensual sex when she was 15 and he was 17. But a person younger than 16 in Alabama can't legally consent to have sex, and the judge voiced outrage over the child pornography involving girls as young as 6.
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Fake Cop Arrested During Prostitution Sting
DETROIT (WXYZ) - A 51-year-old Detroit man is locked up, accused of breaking up a Wayne County Sheriff's Department prostitution sting by impersonating a police officer.
Investigators say that around 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, the man pulled up to a female detective in the area of Vernor and Oakdale on the city's east side. At the time the detective, who was posing as a prostitute, was talking with another man.
The suspect, who was in a red 1994 Ford Ranger yelled at the detective to "get off the street." Officers say this is when he flashed a badge. The other man sped off, and officers say the suspect began following the detective ranting that he was a cop. When the detective revealed she was a police officer, the man took off. He was arrested a short time later by the nearby arrest team.
When questioned, the suspect denied having a badge. However, officers say the found a Detroit Police department badge, a loaded .40 caliber Glock pistol and hats and clothing with DPD logos during a search of his truck
Speaking about the arrest, Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon says, "This is a very bizarre situation that could have become deadly. This guy was so bold as to interrupt officers conducting a sting. For all intents and purposes he had the weapon, the badge and the clothingthats a crime in itself. Who knows what other crimes he would commit in the future had our team not taken him down."
The suspect is being held in Hamtramck until he can be arraigned on one count of impersonating a police officer. The Detroit Police Department has been notified about the badge investigators found. ShareThis
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Deputies: Car Thief Arrested Playing 'Grand Theft Auto'
Man Charged With Grand Theft Auto, Posession Of Meth
POSTED: Friday, January 22, 2010
UPDATED: 2:06 pm EST January 22, 2010
HAINES CITY, Fla. -- Polk County detectives found a suspected car thief playing the video game "Grand Theft Auto" with a needle full of methamphetamine in his pocket, the sheriff's office said.
Detectives traced a stolen Dodge Durango to a home in Haines City Thursday afternoon. The SUV had been stolen from the Sebring Walmart parking lot.
Polk County deputies, along with officers from the Lake Alfred Police Department, found Michael Ekes at the home on Arbuthnot Lane where the stolen SUV was parked.
The Sheriff's Office said Ekes, 30, was sitting on the couch playing "Grand Theft Auto," a video game dedicated to the act of stealing cars.
Detectives said they found a syringe with methamphetamine in Ekes' pocket and he told them he had just finished using before they arrived.
Ekes bonded out of jail on previous grand theft auto charges on Jan. 11. He was also on probation from a drug-related offense and another grand theft auto charge.
Detectives said when asked if the video game was anything like actually stealing cars, Ekes said, "It's a blast."
Crime is not a game, Sheriff Grady Judd said. Real life crime has real life consequences and I hope he goes to prison for a good long while, where they dont have 'Grand Theft Auto' video games.
Ekes was charged with burglary of a conveyance, grand theft auto, possession of burglary tools with intent to use, possession of methamphetamine and possession of cannabis. He is being held at the Polk County Jail on no bond.
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Man hurt after homemade rocket explodes during party stunt
February 4, 2010 4:39 a.m. EST
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Makeshift rocket sled stunt goes awry for Michigan man, authorities say
Authorities: Man was sledding downhill when homemade rocket exploded
Victim had reputation for doing "crazy things" at his parties, authorities say
(CNN) -- A 62-year-old Michigan man was severely burned when a homemade rocket strapped on his back exploded while he slid down a snowy hill on a sled, authorities said this week.
The rocket stunt was the grand finale on Saturday during the man's annual sledding party at his Oakland County, Michigan, home, the sheriff's department said.
"He is known for doing 'crazy things' at his parties," an Oakland County sheriff's department statement said. "On this date, after consuming an unknown quantity of alcohol, he constructed a device out of a motorcycle muffler and pipe."
Inside the makeshift rocket, the victim placed gunpowder, heads from matches and gasoline. He donned a helmet and took a sled to the top of a snowy embankment.
"He asked another person to light a wick and then began to sled down a hill. At some point during the ride downhill, the device exploded. The results of the explosion were second-degree burns to the victim's face," the sheriff's department statement said.
No one else was injured during the incident.
The man, whose identity is not yet known, was hospitalized with significant damage to one of his eyes and could face criminal charges, authorities said.
your most dangerous animals sometimes.
Woman uses lighter to check gas can level, blows up car
A Joliet woman suffered second-degree burns Tuesday night after she used a cigarette lighter to help her see how much gas was in a can she was been filling.
The incident happened at a 7-Eleven gas station at 1609 E. Cass about 10:30 p.m., police said.
The 27-year-old woman "was filling up a gas can, which was sitting on the passenger seat of the car. [She] then used a lighter to . . . observe how full the can was," police said.
The flame ignited the gas, and the can exploded, setting the car's interior aflame.
Apparently afraid that the fire would spread to the gas pump she had been using, the woman began to push the burning car.
The car was about five feet from the gas pumps and engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived.
The woman was treated at the scene for second-degree burns to her right wrist and right thigh before being taken to Silver Cross Hospital. Her injuries were serious but not life-threatening.
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Bank Robbery Suspect Leaves Wallet Behind
BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP)Bethlehem police say 51-year-old Lloyd Virgil Barclay held up a KNBT branch on Wednesday morning, making off with $800. But Barclay forgot his wallet, which police say he placed on the teller's counter when he presented a note demanding money.
The wallet had two photo IDs, a Social Security card and a Philadelphia criminal registration card. Police say the ID pictures match Barclay's image in surveillance footage.
Barclay, of Philadelphia, has been charged with robbery and other offenses. He remained at large Wednesday.
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Cops: Woman Steals Car, Falls Asleep In Drive-Thru
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Cell phone video catches woman dozing in the drive-thru window, but her nap-time could turn into hard-time because police say the car she was snoozing in was stolen, reports CBS station KOVR-TV in Sacramento.
The woman at the wheel was having a hard time staying awake. Police say Alicia Tavares was driving a stolen car while dozing off at the local fast food establishment.
But, Tavares wasn't just a suspect, she was extremely sleepy.
"She would say something and then she would stop, and then a little while she would talk," says one Church's Chicken employee.
She finally ordered and drove up to the cashier window.
"And then finally she went to sleep and she wouldn't wake up," says Meenil.
Meenil, the cashier, took a cell phone video of Tavares at her window in her alleged stolen car.
People behind her would have to wait, and the restaurant manager called the police.
When the police arrived and checked the stolen plates, they woke up Tavares and arrested her, but she hadn't forgotten about her order.
"She verbally says 'I want my chicken', so we gave her the chicken, but it only goes to prove to you how good our chicken is," said the Church's Chicken's manager.
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4 Suspected Burglars Found Asleep With The Loot
POMONA, Calif. (AP)Pomona police Lt. Alex Rilloraza says officers discovered the suspects Friday while investigating the robbery of electronics from a nearby home.
They followed messy footprints from the ransacked home down an alley to a garage. There, officers said, they found the burglary suspects asleep amidst piles of stolen goods.
Rilloraza says some of the stolen items were in the suspects' pockets.
The house next to the garage was believed to be the home of at least one of the suspects.
Police identified the suspects as Salvador Escobedo Jr., 20; Rudi Almaguer, 23; Paul Drake, 22; and Jose Vian, 18.
All were being held on $50,000 bail.
The men, all Pomona residents, are scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday.
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By m.p. - Nov 24, 2009 - 11:17 AM
A 47 year old man from Antequera died in hospital in last Friday, two weeks after he was seen enveloped in flames on a street in the San Juan district of the town. Named by Diario Sur as J.V.C., he suffered burns to 80% of his body, and was transferred from Antequeras district hospital for specialised care in the Carlos Haya Hospital in Málaga.
It was initially thought that he had intentionally set himself alight, but police investigations have now shown that his death was accidental. Detectives from the National Police determined that he had bought rubbing alcohol from a local store on the day it happened, 6th November, which, when infused with rosemary, is a traditional remedy for aches and pains.
He is reported to have gone into the street after rubbing the alcohol on his body, lit a cigarette, and accidentally set himself alight.
Thief applied for job then stole from same store
A bungling shop-lifter handed in his CV at an Aberdeen sports store then stole two tracksuits as he left.
03 December 2009 09:06 AM
A bungling thief was caught stealing tracksuits from a sports shop minutes after filling out an application for a job.
The teenager popped into the JJB sports store in Aberdeen in the hope of securing an interview for a staff vacancy.
But it appears temptation proved too much for the jobless crook when he passed the clothes department on his way out.
The youth is understood to have changed into two tracksuits in the fitting rooms then fled the building.
But staff spotted the thief leaving the store and swiftly reported it to police.
Investigating officers had an easy job tracing the shop-lifter as he had left all his contact details on his CV.
A source said: "This was a brazen attempt to steal something out of the store.
"It's unfortunate for the kid that he left his details before he went. It did not take police long to trace him at all.
"Perhaps he thought he had a better chance of getting a job if he sported some of JJB's own merchandise at the interview.
"Whatever his reasons, it looks highly unlikely now that he will be in the running to get the job."
Police are understood to have interviewed the youth but no-one has been charged.
A police spokesman said: "Grampian Police can confirm that they are investigating a theft from the JJB store on Berryden Road, Aberdeen which occurred at 11 am on November 11, 2009.
"During the incident two tracksuits, valued at a high two figure sum, were stolen. The investigation into the theft is currently ongoing."
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Man firebombs wrong house
Written by Jason Zasky as part of Failure Analysis
December 23, 2009 - Robert Holt, 25, was determined to exact revenge on his ex-girlfriend by tossing a Molotov cocktail through the window of her home. He did manage to throw a firebomb through the window of a housejust not the one where his ex resides.
Holt is now facing the following felony charges: Arson in the first degree, four counts of aggravated assault, and possession of an explosive device.
Firefighters responded to a fire call at the residence in questionon Dell Drive, in Thomson, Georgia. The house was damaged, but no injuries were reported.
Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxedine said in a statement that Holt mistook the house for the one where he believed his estranged girlfriend to be living.
Holt was taken into custody yesterday and is being held without bond at the McDuffie County Law Enforcement Center.
Authorities say he has been arrested on a variety of other charges in recent months.
Teen Injured While "Christmas Tree Surfing" on SoCal Street
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According to Orange County Sheriff's officials two people were riding separate Christmas trees tied to the back of a car around 10:45 p.m. Sunday night.
The car was trying to negotiate a turn when one of the trees flew out wide, slamming the 18-year-old into a parked car, said Jim Amormino, spokesman for the Sheriff's Department.
Investigators are not sure if the two riders were standing or sitting on the trees, Amormino said.
The female driver fled, Amormino said.
The two passengers in the car, and the other teen who was riding one of the trees, stayed behind and told deputies that the car did not belong to the female driver.
The 18-year-old man, whose identity has not been released, suffered moderate injuries to his head and was taken to Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo.
He is expected to survive.
Deputies have had similar calls in the past, with people standing on the roof or hoods of moving vehicles or holding on to a moving car while riding a skateboard, Amormino said.
But this the first incident involving a Christmas tree that deputies have investigated, he said.
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4 o'clock fodder: During job interview to become a cop, man admits having kiddie porn. Wait ... haven't we heard this before?
By Press-Register staff
January 06, 2010, 3:59PM
Clarence W. Burnette, 25, was booked into the Santa Rosa County Jail and will be charged with one count of possession of child pornography, a third-degree felony, state Attorney General Bill McCollum said in a news release. Additional charges may be added.
Burnette, of Sellersville in northern Santa Rosa County, had applied for a position with the Escambia County Sheriff's Office and told deputies during his pre-employment polygraph test that he possessed images of child pornography, according to the Pensacola News Journal report.
CyberCrime investigators seized a computer at Burnett's home and conducted forensic analysis to confirm child pornography was indeed on the computer.
Sound familiar?
In August 2009, a 21-year-old Elmore County, Ala., man who told Montgomery police during a job interview that he possessed child pornography and had had sex with an underage girl was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Max D. Hinton of Deatsville was convicted of second-degree rape, sodomy, enticing a child for immoral purposes and producing and possessing child pornography.
The girl testified the two had consensual sex when she was 15 and he was 17. But a person younger than 16 in Alabama can't legally consent to have sex, and the judge voiced outrage over the child pornography involving girls as young as 6.
DETROIT (WXYZ) - A 51-year-old Detroit man is locked up, accused of breaking up a Wayne County Sheriff's Department prostitution sting by impersonating a police officer.
Investigators say that around 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, the man pulled up to a female detective in the area of Vernor and Oakdale on the city's east side. At the time the detective, who was posing as a prostitute, was talking with another man.
The suspect, who was in a red 1994 Ford Ranger yelled at the detective to "get off the street." Officers say this is when he flashed a badge. The other man sped off, and officers say the suspect began following the detective ranting that he was a cop. When the detective revealed she was a police officer, the man took off. He was arrested a short time later by the nearby arrest team.
When questioned, the suspect denied having a badge. However, officers say the found a Detroit Police department badge, a loaded .40 caliber Glock pistol and hats and clothing with DPD logos during a search of his truck
Speaking about the arrest, Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon says, "This is a very bizarre situation that could have become deadly. This guy was so bold as to interrupt officers conducting a sting. For all intents and purposes he had the weapon, the badge and the clothingthats a crime in itself. Who knows what other crimes he would commit in the future had our team not taken him down."
The suspect is being held in Hamtramck until he can be arraigned on one count of impersonating a police officer. The Detroit Police Department has been notified about the badge investigators found.
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Deputies: Car Thief Arrested Playing 'Grand Theft Auto'
Man Charged With Grand Theft Auto, Posession Of Meth
Detectives traced a stolen Dodge Durango to a home in Haines City Thursday afternoon. The SUV had been stolen from the Sebring Walmart parking lot.
Polk County deputies, along with officers from the Lake Alfred Police Department, found Michael Ekes at the home on Arbuthnot Lane where the stolen SUV was parked.
The Sheriff's Office said Ekes, 30, was sitting on the couch playing "Grand Theft Auto," a video game dedicated to the act of stealing cars.
Detectives said they found a syringe with methamphetamine in Ekes' pocket and he told them he had just finished using before they arrived.
Ekes bonded out of jail on previous grand theft auto charges on Jan. 11. He was also on probation from a drug-related offense and another grand theft auto charge.
Detectives said when asked if the video game was anything like actually stealing cars, Ekes said, "It's a blast."
Crime is not a game, Sheriff Grady Judd said. Real life crime has real life consequences and I hope he goes to prison for a good long while, where they dont have 'Grand Theft Auto' video games.
Ekes was charged with burglary of a conveyance, grand theft auto, possession of burglary tools with intent to use, possession of methamphetamine and possession of cannabis. He is being held at the Polk County Jail on no bond.Man hurt after homemade rocket explodes during party stunt
(CNN) -- A 62-year-old Michigan man was severely burned when a homemade rocket strapped on his back exploded while he slid down a snowy hill on a sled, authorities said this week.
The rocket stunt was the grand finale on Saturday during the man's annual sledding party at his Oakland County, Michigan, home, the sheriff's department said.
"He is known for doing 'crazy things' at his parties," an Oakland County sheriff's department statement said. "On this date, after consuming an unknown quantity of alcohol, he constructed a device out of a motorcycle muffler and pipe."
Inside the makeshift rocket, the victim placed gunpowder, heads from matches and gasoline. He donned a helmet and took a sled to the top of a snowy embankment.
"He asked another person to light a wick and then began to sled down a hill. At some point during the ride downhill, the device exploded. The results of the explosion were second-degree burns to the victim's face," the sheriff's department statement said.
No one else was injured during the incident.
The man, whose identity is not yet known, was hospitalized with significant damage to one of his eyes and could face criminal charges, authorities said.