Posted on 04/08/2005 9:23:15 PM PDT by SmithL
Vereen Taylor's domestic drama turned explosive when the West Virginia man microwaved a can of gasoline after an argument.
According to Detective Robert Eggleton of the Charleston Police Department, Taylor, 32, began arguing over custody with the mother of his two children on April 1. The woman, who had legal custody of the children, contacted police. When they arrived, they assisted her with removing the children from Taylor's home.
After the woman and children left, Taylor reportedly became depressed and decided to kill himself. At about 2 a.m., he placed a one-gallon can of gasoline in the microwave, set the timer for one minute and waited in the kitchen as the microwave caught fire.
Eggleton said smoke from the flames woke a friend of Taylor's, who was sleeping on the front porch. The man rushed into the kitchen and pulled Taylor out of the burning room. The man returned and attempted to extinguish the flames, but was unsuccessful.
Taylor, who was uninjured, later told Charleston authorities that he had been suicidal over the loss of his children and had started the fire.
The two-story wood-frame house was completely destroyed. Taylor was arrested and charged with first-degree arson. He is being held at South Central Regional Jail on $25,000 bond.
How W.Va. is THIS story.
Taylor sues friend and neighbor for foiling his suicide. (a la Invincibles)
Correction: The Incredibles
You know you're a redneck, if anything in your life bears any similarity to anyone or anything in this story.
With the price of gas these days, it'd've been cheaper to just dynamite the place.
Has this been forwarded to the 2005 Darwin Awards?
When guns, and knives, and ropes, and bridges, and trains, and tall buildings, and matches are outlawed, would-be suiciders will have to microwave gasoline.
Yah... but were the injuries aggravated because they tripped over the dogs on the front porch on the way out?
Microwaved gasoline is okay pinched, but it's not as good as gasoline that was cooked naturally.
Nope, He can still reproduce.
> Has this been forwarded to the 2005 Darwin Awards?
Too late. Contest rules require that contestants self-
select from the gene pool BEFORE reproducing. This guy
had kids (unfortunately for them).
What do a West Virginia divorce and a West Virginia tornado have in common?
In both cases someone loses a trailer.
This fool evidently believes that any time you get gasoline hot enough it will explode. No doubt he had the gas in a PLASTIC container. Had it only been 1/2 full, and in a METAL can, this story would have a different ending. Maybe he should've tried using a can of starting fluid in the microwave, and stood in front of the door.
This is hysterical, but do we know it's not some sick joke? I don't put anything past the MSM nowadays....
Where does he get a microwave that will heat a gallon in 1 minute? Even the bigger ones take some time to heat a cup of water.
ROTFLOL
"Yah... but were the injuries aggravated because they tripped over the dogs on the front porch on the way out?"
Don't be silly. The dogs were _under_ the porch where they belong!
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