JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A man in Jacksonville was seriously burned when he accidentally set off a commercial firework in his car that he apparently intended to throw at his girlfriend, according to a report.
Investigators said the Shannon Kramer, 35, got into an argument with his girlfriend Sunday night on Herschel Street.
Police said he later got into his car, and apparently lit the explosive with the intention of throwing it at his girlfriend, but the device dropped between his legs, WJXT-TV reported.
"He light the fuse, which was long -- they believe about 18 inches -- but it was about a half-second burn time," Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Lt. Larry Gayle said. "He was prepared for the fuse to burn down that fast. He thought he had time to throw the device."
Neighbors who heard the explosion ran to the car, saw the man on fire and used a fire extinguisher to put out the flames.
Kramer suffered burns to his legs and groin, and was taken to Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center.
Jacksonville police said a passenger in the car fled after the blast.
The bomb squad is still investigating, but it's not known if Kramer will be charged with a
But it didn't say what he was going to be charged for. Crazy people know a days.
MONTEREY, Tenn. - Who says men never stop to ask for directions? Jason Daniel Waddell was in jail Wednesday after he did — and told the person who helped him that he driving a stolen car.
Authorities said Waddell, 26, of North East, Md., stopped a woman in an apartment complex Tuesday to ask for directions to Interstate 40.
The woman called Monterey police a few minutes after the driver confided he was in a stolen vehicle, Sgt. Tim Murphy said. Waddell, who authorities say stole $200 from a sandwich shop earlier in the night, was caught about an hour later, 15 miles away and still on a state highway. He also is charged with holding up a sandwich shop and taking $200.
Murphy said leaving Monterey, population 2,717, shouldn't have been hard.
"He was less than 200 yards from the I-40 ramp when he robbed the store," Murphy said. "I think that he panicked when he left ... and turned right into a residential neighborhood."
Waddell was taken to the county jail on charges of aggravated robbery and property theft.
