Florida Woman Charged After Man Is Set on Fire

Tanisha Shelton, 45, was arrested and charged with attempted first-degree murder and arson causing great bodily harm after authorities say she doused Nathaniel Devon Mathis with accelerant and set him on fire in northwest Miami-Dade. Mathis, 33, suffered second- and third-degree burns over at least 80% of his body, according to the arrest report and authorities. The Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said deputies and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to the area of Northwest 63rd Street and Northwest 25th Avenue on October 24. They found Mathis unconscious and took him to Jackson Memorial Hospital’s Ryder Trauma Center for treatment. According to the arrest account, Shelton and Mathis had argued earlier that day. Witnesses told investigators Shelton threatened to leave and return with someone to assault him. She allegedly came back several hours later with a bucket containing a plastic bag of an unidentified accelerant, then asked a witness to borrow a lighter. The arrest report says Shelton approached Mathis, resumed the argument, poured the accelerant over him and ignited it before fleeing. Witnesses pursued her, and one attempted to stop her with pepper spray. Officers later...