A Tampa Bay, Florida woman was arrested in October 2014 after setting her roommate on fire--after he threw out her spaghetti. Melissa Dawn Sellers, 33, became enraged after roommate Carlos Ortiz threw out her spaghetti and meatballs. She allegedly doused Ortiz in nail polish remover before setting him on fire.
According to Ines Causevic, the victim's friend, "She was setting little objects on fire, then that turned into pouring nail polish remover on him, and then all of a sudden, the lighter sparked and he lit on fire."
Ortiz took Sellers in after she lost her job at Wal-Mart and could no longer afford her rent. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was listed in critical condition, with burns to his face and body. "When he got up, his face was like melting off," Causevic said. "His lips were burning."
Sellers has been charged with aggravated battery. She was convicted of battery in 2008.
[On June 15, 2015, Sellers pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 66 months in prison.]
"Woman Set Roommate on Fire After He Threw Out Her Spaghetti, independent news. com, October 23, 2014
According to Ines Causevic, the victim's friend, "She was setting little objects on fire, then that turned into pouring nail polish remover on him, and then all of a sudden, the lighter sparked and he lit on fire."
Ortiz took Sellers in after she lost her job at Wal-Mart and could no longer afford her rent. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was listed in critical condition, with burns to his face and body. "When he got up, his face was like melting off," Causevic said. "His lips were burning."
Sellers has been charged with aggravated battery. She was convicted of battery in 2008.
[On June 15, 2015, Sellers pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 66 months in prison.]
"Woman Set Roommate on Fire After He Threw Out Her Spaghetti, independent news. com, October 23, 2014
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