Daytona Beach officials say 47-year-old man severely burned during fight over beer, cigarettes

Florida man severely burned during fight

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Officials say a man was airlifted to a central Florida hospital for treatment after he was severely burned during a fight over beer, cigarettes and money.

Ambulance company spokesman Mark O’Keefe says 47-year-old Dean Allen Fultz suffered “serious burns.” Daytona Beach police Chief Mike Chitwood told the Daytona Beach News-Journal that Fultz was drinking in a home’s backyard when the fight broke out Saturday afternoon.

Chitwood said that during the scuffle, 42-year-old John Harper dragged Fultz into a wooded area, poured gasoline on his face and lit a fire. Chitwood said a bystander helped put out the flame.

Harper was jailed on $100,000 bond. He faces charges of attempted felony murder. It is unclear if he has an attorney.