- Jan 7, 2002
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Teens Allegedly Set Homeless Man On Fire
Police in the northern Santa Barbara County community of Lompoc are looking for three teenagers they say used a flammable liquid to set a sleeping homeless man on fire.
Francis Berkheimer suffered serious back and arm burns in the Wednesday night attack.
He wasn't discovered until Friday morning, when a passerby heard him moaning.
The 53-year-old man had been sleeping outdoors in the city's downtown area when the attack occurred.
Berkheimer's condition is improving with doctors moving him out of the hospital's intensive care unit.
The Associated Press.
Police in the northern Santa Barbara County community of Lompoc are looking for three teenagers they say used a flammable liquid to set a sleeping homeless man on fire.
Francis Berkheimer suffered serious back and arm burns in the Wednesday night attack.
He wasn't discovered until Friday morning, when a passerby heard him moaning.
The 53-year-old man had been sleeping outdoors in the city's downtown area when the attack occurred.
Berkheimer's condition is improving with doctors moving him out of the hospital's intensive care unit.
The Associated Press.