Police: Boise man threatened to burn roommate

Police: Boise man threatened to burn roommate

Jonathan Drake

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By Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A 23-year-old Boise man is in jail after police say he threatened to set his female roommate alight.

Jonathan E. Drake was arrested late Wednesday.

Witnesses told police Drake had been drinking and became angry at an adult female roommate.

They said Drake then sprayed the victim with the lighter fluid, while holding a lighter and making verbal threats.

Drake faces charges of aggravated battery, which covers spraying "any vitriol, corrosive acid, or a caustic chemical of any nature" on somebody.

He remains in Ada County Jail in Boise.
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