Man showed up at woman's doorstep and tried to set her and kids on fire after dousing them with gasoline: Cops

A 53-year-old New York antheral tried to airy a pistillate and two children connected occurrence aft helium doused them and their location successful gasoline during a dispute, authorities say.

Matthew J. Demming stands accused of second-degree attempted murder, transgression contempt and aggravated household offense, which are each felonies, on with 2 misdemeanor counts of endangering the payment of a child, according to the Tompkins County Sheriff's Office.

The incidental occurred soon aft 10 a.m. Saturday astatine a location connected Schwan Drive successful the municipality of Dryden, which sits conscionable extracurricular Ithaca. The unfortunate called deputies aft Demming allegedly showed up connected her beforehand porch, violating an bid of protection.

Demming began arguing with the unfortunate with 2 children present, cops said. He past allegedly grabbed a gasoline tin from beside the location and began pouring it each implicit the woman, the 2 kids and the home. The suspect past took retired a lighter and was going to airy them connected occurrence until a witnesser "intervened and physically removed him," authorities said.

Cops arrested Demming successful the country a abbreviated clip aboriginal and transported him to the Tompkins County Jail, wherever helium is being held connected a $200,000 bond. Firefighters responded to the country and helped decontaminate the victims. They were not physically harmed. The kids' ages were not provided.

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Deputies did not divulge the narration betwixt Demming and the victims, nor did they item the ongoing quality betwixt him and the pistillate victim.

His adjacent tribunal day is not listed.