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KONA (HawaiiNewsNow) - A
South Kona man who set himself on fire and attempted to do the same to his
ex-girlfriend has been charged with attempted murder and six other offenses.
Robert York, 27, of Honaunau
was charged at 7 p.m. Thursday with second-degree attempted murder, kidnapping,
first-degree terroristic threatening, first-degree arson, criminal trespassing
and two counts of abuse of a family/household member.
He was held at the Kona
police cellblock in lieu of $66,250 bail until his initial court appearance
Friday morning.
The charges stemmed from
an incident early Tuesday morning at a home on Tobacco Road in Honaunau. York
reportedly set fire to the front porch of his ex-girlfriend's house and then
doused her and himself with a flammable liquid and attempted to set them both
on fire. After the woman's relatives pulled York away from her, York set
himself on fire.
Police arrested York Wednesday
when he was released from Kona Community Hospital.
The victim did not
require medical attention for the injuries she received during the struggle
with York.
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