A 74-year-old Hollywood man was arrested after he intentionally set another person on fire, police said.
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Jesus Montes De Oca was arrested Friday night on charges of attempted murder and attempted solicitation and conspiracy, an arrest report said.
The report said investigators responded and found the victim, who suffered second-degree burns to the back of his head and around his neck, his upper back and right arm and hand.
While speaking with an officer, Montes De Oca “spontaneously stated that he had lit the victim on fire after the victim had applied rubbing alcohol to himself,” the report said.
Montes De Oca said he tried to assist the victim by wiping the fire and extinguishing the flames but said the victim wouldn’t let him, the report said.
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The victim taken to Memorial Regional Hospital and later transferred to Jackson Memorial Hospitals’ Ryder Trauma Center for treatment.
At the hospital, the victim told a detective Montes De Oca threw an unknown accelerant on him before he was set on fire.
Montes De Oca was booked into jail, where he remained held without bond, records showed. Attorney information wasn’t available.
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