St. Cloud woman jailed for trying to light boyfriend on fire

By PAUL WALSH, Star Tribune

Last update: January 12, 2009 - 1:41 PM

A 49-year-old St. Cloud woman is in jail today, accused of trying to set her boyfriend on fire with a blanket and fingernail polish, police said.

The woman, who has yet to be charged, was being held in the Stearns County jail on suspicion of felony domestic assault, misdemeanor domestic assault and interferance with a 911 call.

According to police:

Officers were sent to the 500 block of 9th Avenue N. shortly before 5 a.m. Saturday, after police dispatch fielded a 911 hangup call. Once there, they learned that the victim, a 42-year-old St. Cloud man, and his girlfriend had argued.

At one point, the woman poured fingernail polish on him and the blanket that was covering him and attempted to light him on fire using a lighter and air freshener.

After the man seized the air freshener from the woman, she hit him on the back of the head, and bit him on the upper arm and his chest.

As he tried to call police, the woman ripped the phone cord out of the wall.

Police arrested the woman at her home.

Paul Walsh • 612-673-4482

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