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Background: Chipper Curve Road in Sylva, N.C. (Google Maps). Inset: Patrick Erron Tyson (Jackson County Detention Center).
Patrick Erron Tyson was taken into custody on Friday by officers from the Sylva Police Department. Responding to a domestic disturbance call at Tyson’s residence in Sylva, North Carolina, officers arrived on the scene at 7:18 a.m., as detailed in a Facebook update by the police.
Upon their arrival, both Tyson and a woman, whose name has not been released, admitted to having a verbal altercation that took a dangerous turn. The woman reported that Tyson had threatened to set her ablaze if she did not comply with his demand for a beer. When she refused, he allegedly doused her with rubbing alcohol and set fire to the couch.
The Sylva Fire Department quickly responded and managed to extinguish the blaze, according to police reports.
According to the police, the Sylva Fire Department successfully extinguished the fire.
Police said that the fire burned the woman’s shirt “off her body,” but she did not suffer any burn injuries. The fire allegedly set by Tyson caused smoke damage and burns to the couch, carpet, and other parts of the home. According to police, the home’s stove was “shattered” when Tyson “threw an item at it.”
Tyson was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, arson, and two misdemeanors in connection with the incident. He was arrested and booked into the Jackson County Jail, where he is being held on $750,000 bond. His next court date is scheduled for Dec. 1.