Sheraden man accused of dousing woman, child with lighter fluid during argument
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Pittsburgh police accused a man of dousing a woman and a child with lighter fluid during an argument early Sunday morning in Sheraden.
Officers from the Zone 6 station responding to a 911 for a domestic dispute at around 1 a.m. encountered a woman and a child who were sprayed by lighter fluid, according to a Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesman.
Medics evaluated the woman and child at the scene after one of them complained of eye irritation.
There was no fire associated with the incident, police said.
Police charged Jorden Lee Dotson, 29, with two felony counts of endangering the welfare of children. He also faces seven counts of making terroristic threats, six counts of recklessly endangering another person and a count of simple assault.
Dotson is in the Allegheny County Jail after bail was denied at his arraignment.
He faces a Nov. 12 preliminary hearing on the charges. Dotson does not have a lawyer listed in court records.