Tabias Rollins, 38 while having an argument with his father was so annoyed he doused his 64-year-old father in petrol inside their home. The blaze quickly engulfed the house.
Man set his 64-year-old father on fire inside their home after a domestic dispute
Man sets his 64-year old father on fire after a domestic dispute.
Man set his 64-year-old father on fire inside their home after a domestic dispute
Initially he escaped in his mother's car but later on he turned himself in to authorities to face charges of attempted murder and arson.
Homestead Police Detective Fernando Morales said 38-year-old Tabias Rollins was taken to a hospital after he turned himself in Sunday.
Morales says Rollins was injured in the fire he set Saturday after dousing his 64-year-old father in gasoline inside their home.
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According to police, Rollins' father remains hospitalized in critical condition.
Rollins faces four counts of attempted murder because four people were inside the home. He also faces one count of grand theft for allegedly stealing his mother's car to flee the scene. It wasn't clear Monday whether Rollins has an attorney.
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