APD makes arrest after man set on fire

APD confirming Wednesday morning that they have arrested Robert Charles Austin for attempted first degree murder.

Cops say the 66 year old intentionally set a man on fire in East Asheville just before 1 a.m. Sunday morning.

The 58-year-old victim was last listed in critical condition at the Wake Forest Baptist Health Burn Center in Winston-Salem.


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