Woman drenches Las Vegas police officer with gasoline after playing with lighter

Judge releases suspect on her personal recognizance

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A lady drenched a Las Vegas Metro police officer with gasoline in an incident earlier this week, police stated.

Kayla Powe faces fees of battery with the usage of a lethal weapon the place the sufferer is a primary responder, and assault with the usage of a lethal weapon, courtroom information confirmed.

On June 5 round 9 a.m., an individual hailed down a Las Vegas Metro police detective who was getting fuel at a comfort retailer on Fremont Street close to Bruce Street, police stated. The particular person instructed the detective a girl, later recognized as Powe, was making an attempt “to light a fire on the edge of the property,” police stated.

Powe was holding a bottle of gasoline and a lighter, police stated. Powe tried to mild a cigarette in her mouth, however the detective knocked the lighter out of her hand “due to the proximity of the gasoline,” police stated.

Powe then poured the bottle of gasoline over the detective’s head. The detective lost his imaginative and prescient and radioed for assist, police stated.

The detective instructed his colleagues “he felt Powe may have had another lighter on her and was in fear that she was attempting to light him on fire as he was attempting to gain custody of her,” investigators stated.

A witness instructed police that she noticed Powe within the space making an attempt to mild issues “on fire with a cigarette or matches,” police stated. “[The witness] stated Power appeared to be laughing or giggling while she was starting these fires.”

During an interview with police, Powe stated she purchased the gasoline to burn down a close-by business, police stated.

Judge Elana Graham initially set bail at $13,000, however in a second listening to, Judge Suzan Baucum launched Powe on her personal recognizance. Details of Powe’s launch settlement weren’t available.