The Epoch Times ByÂ
A truck driver from Florida was arrested on May 3 and charged with attempted murder, arson, and endangering the welfare of a child after he allegedly doused a baby in flammable liquid and tried to light the child on fire at a truck stop in Seneca County, New York.
Jamie Avery Jr., 28, of West Palm Beach, Florida, was allegedly with another person who remained unidentified as of May 6.
âIt is alleged that the two suspects had poured a flammable liquid on the 1-year-old child and attempted to light the child on fire inside the building,â said Seneca County Sheriff Timothy Luce in a May 3 press conference broadcast by FingerLakes1. âLuckily the two were unsuccessful.â
A 4-year-old child was later found in the cab of Averyâs truck with suspected head injuries, and circumstances surrounding this child are still under investigation, police said. Both children, a boy and a girl, were treated at local hospitals and are expected to make full recoveries, Luce said.
