Police arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder and arson Monday night in Oakland after he allegedly threw a flammable liquid on a woman and set her on fire Sunday afternoon in San Francisco’s Bayview district.
San Francisco Police Department’s Special Investigations Divisions and the U.S. Marshal’s Service Task Force arrested Dexter Oliver, 22, at a hotel near the intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and Telegraph Avenue in Oakland at 9 p.m. Monday.
Oliver was taken into custody without incident and transported to San Francisco to be booked into county jail for attempted murder and arson, according to police.
The victim, a woman in her 20s, was found suffering from severe burns in the area of Hollister Avenue and Jennings Street after callers reported hearing a woman screaming around 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, according to Officer Carlos Manfredi.
The burns were apparently caused when the suspect threw a flammable liquid on her and set her on fire, according to Manfredi. Oliver is thought to have had a dating relationship with the victim, police said.
The woman was taken to St. Francis Hospital’s burn center, where she is being treated for life threatening injuries, Manfredi said.
Hannah Albarazi, Bay City News
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