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A teenager from Florida faces serious charges after allegedly setting his friend on fire in a shocking incident that was captured on video. The teen, identified as 17-year-old Bradey Ming, reportedly doused his friend with gasoline while others watched and recorded the scene, as reported by Fox 35 Orlando.
The incident occurred on January 11 on Kauffman Island, located in the middle of Lake Kerr, Florida. Authorities charged Ming with felony aggravated battery after the disturbing footage surfaced. According to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office, Ming and three other friends were gathered around a bonfire, consuming alcohol, when the situation took a dangerous turn.
Witness accounts and cell phone videos reveal that Ming began to recklessly handle a gas can, pouring gasoline on the fire, which caused a dramatic flare-up. The flames leapt into the air, creating a perilous situation, as reported by the Sheriff’s Office.
Throughout the ordeal, laughter from the group can be heard on the video, highlighting the unsettling nature of the event. In the footage, Ming is seen asking a troubling question, further escalating the situation. The case is currently under investigation as authorities seek to understand the full extent of the events that unfolded on that day.
Laughter can be heard in the background as Ming poses a disturbing question to the group.
“Do you want to be on fire?” Ming asked.
Ming began to pour gasoline onto the fire before running towards his friend, who was sitting down, dumping the flammable liquid at the teen’s feet and legs.
Flames quickly engulfed the teen as he ran away from the line of fire that Ming created with the gasoline, as the other boys laughed.
The other teens urged the burning boy to jump into the nearby lake, extinguishing the walking fireball he had become.
The back of both the teen’s legs, arms and hands suffered burns, the outlet reported.
He was flown to the UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville and admitted into the pediatrics ICU, where doctors diagnosed him with second-degree burns on his right hand, leg and buttocks, according to WESH.
“Deep full-thickness burns” were also found on the lower parts of both legs and his left thigh.
The unidentified teen initially told his mother that was throwing a bottle of gasoline at a fire when it burst into flames in his hand, but the boy’s father found the video of Ming and contacted the sheriff’s office, Fox 35 reported.
The teen lied to his parents because Ming told him not to tell anyone what happpened, with the victim adding the incident is hard to talk about.
The boy said he was “cool” with Ming after his hospitalization, the outlet reported, citing arrest records.
A witness who gave “an accurate depiction of what occurred” confirmed to police that Ming had chased the teen, adding that the friend group built a bonfire because it was cold and that Ming used the gasoline to ignite the fire.
The witness argued that none of Ming’s actions were done maliciously and there had been no argument between the group before the incident.
Ming turned himself over to the police after hugging his weeping mom in a parking lot, according to video of his arrest.
The accused teen is being held in Marion County without bail.