Maniac accused of setting Virginia city councilman on fire revealed his shocking motive to cops


The lunatic who set a Virginia lawmaker on fire claimed he tried to kill the councilman because he was allegedly having “an affair with his wife,” a court heard Tuesday.

Shotsie Michael Buck-Hayes, 29, who was arrested for allegedly attempting to burn Danville City Councilman Lee Vogler alive, accused the married father-of-two of cheating with his wife, Mary Alice, local WDBJ reported.

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Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes mugshot.
Shotsie Michael Buck Hayes, 29, was charged with attempted first degree murder and aggravated malicious wounding. Danville VA Police Department

Buck-Hayes and Alice had filed for divorce just weeks before the suspect dosed Volger, 38, with five gallons of gasoline and allegedly lit him on fire on July 30, leaving the councilman with burns covering up to 60% of his body.


Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors member Kenneth Bowman and Danville council member Lee Vogler at the Danville Community College Education Foundation Holiday Gathering.
Danville council member Lee Vogler (right) was doused and burned by Shotsie, covering 60% of his body with burns. AP

While the motive had remained a mystery, Danville Police Sgt. Clay took the stand on Tuesday to reveal that Buck-Hayes told police “he set the person on fire who had an affair with his wife.”


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