A Florida man was playing with fire when he went on a date with a woman he met on Tinder. Police said the Tinder date caught fire when the Florida woman set fire to a man she met on the dating app.
Destiny Lenai Johnson, 25, was arrested Nov. 25 and charged with three felony counts of attempted murder, first-degree arson and aggravated assault causing great bodily harm, according to Miami-Dade County. records.
The couple attempted to light a spark by meeting when Johnson reportedly invited the man to meet her at a hotel near Miami. A burning desire allegedly motivated the man to visit Johnson around 5 a.m. on Nov. 25 at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites hotel in Kendall, Florida.
Johnson approached the man’s vehicle while carrying what appeared to be a gallon jug of water, according to the arrest report.
The man was in love with the woman until she allegedly asked him for money to fix her car.
The Miami Herald reported: “After the man gave Johnson the $60 he had on him, he said his demeanor quickly changed and he yelled, ‘You guys are coming for me.’ He then poured a yellow liquid that smelled like gasoline from the jug into the front passenger seat of his vehicle, the man told police.”
During the heated encounter, “flammable liquid” was allegedly spilled on the man. Johnson is accused of igniting the liquid with a lighter, setting fire to the interior of her SUV, her right arm and herself.
The man told police he jumped out of the vehicle and rolled on the asphalt to put out the flames burning his body.
The man said he pulled out his firearm because he feared the woman would try to set him on fire again. Johnson allegedly fled the burning crime scene and the man went to the hotel lobby to call police.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue took the man to HCA Florida Kendall Hospital.
According USA Today“A few hours later a 911 call was made from less than a mile away about a naked woman with burns saying she had blown up a vehicle.”
Police located Johnson and took her to the same hospital.
Johnson allegedly told police she was a victim of sex trafficking.
Johnson pleaded not guilty to the charges. Judge Lody Jean ordered him not to have any contact with the alleged victim and he was denied bail.
The suspect is currently being held at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Facility in Miami-Dade County.
Johnson is scheduled to appear in court on December 18.
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