A black man who robbed a gas station doused the 76 year old attendant in gasoline and set her ablaze, burning more than 40% of her body

Police found the burning woman and put the flames out using an extinguisher. The woman was still standing and told officers what happened. She also described her attacker. Fire Paramedics took the woman to a local hospital in critical condition. After the fire, dispatchers got a report that a man was trying to break into houses located in a residential area behind the Fina station. Police spread out and canvassed the area, eventually locating the man. Matthew Lee Johnson, 36, has been charged with robbery of an individual at his home. Police believe that he’s the person who set the clerk aflame and charged him with criminal attempt - capital murder.