Maryland man sets himself on fire after domestic dispute with girlfriend

On September 19, 2017, at approximately 1:24 pm, the Maryland State Police in Centreville, Maryland, responded to a reported car fire in the area of John Brown Road at Maryland Route 213 in Queen Anne’s County. While in route to the fire, numerous witnesses called police to report that a man had lit himself on fire at the scene. When troopers arrived at the location, they met a lady who had just had an altercation with her boyfriend, and she told them it was her boyfriend who set himself on fire, according to The Maryland State Police.

The incident involved Jamie Lee Richarts, 35, of Centreville and Deny Richard Coursey, 42, also from Centreville. The initial contact was made with Richarts. Richarts stated that Deny Coursey, her boyfriend, pulled his vehicle in front of her vehicle forcing Richarts to stop her car. Troopers said that they believed this incident stemmed from an earlier dispute from a domestic incident the couple was engaged in the prior evening which was handled by the Queen Anne’s Sheriff’s office.

When the vehicles were stopped, Coursey exited his vehicle and approached Richarts’ vehicle with a fuel can in his hand. After a short argument outside of Richarts’ vehicle, Coursey doused himself with fuel and lit himself on fire.

Coursey quickly returned to his vehicle and left the area. Coursey was located as he walked into Easton Memorial Hospital with numerous burns. An emergency petition for an evaluation was filed on Coursey – and the investigation into the incident is still ongoing. Coursey will be transferred to a burn center for treatment of his injuries.

Written by:  Ace News Today Staff

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